Assertion: facial nerve | /r/HasProperty | affected
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Source sentences:
text: The facial nerve is affected, and sometimes the ophthalmic system as well, interfering with the function of the tear glands.
text: It is not common to damage this nucleus and due to the proximity of many sensory and motor pathways running through the brain stem, there are almost always other signs of neurologic damage (hemiparesis, hemihypesthesia, gaze palsy, etc) when the facial nerve is affected here.