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Introduction
As the brainstem matures, 3 motor columns and 3 sensory columns of cranial
nerve nuclei develop in an interrupted fashion throughout the length of the
brainstem. These nuclei subserve different cranial nerve functions. The nuclei are
classified as special or general, somatic or visceral and motor or sensory
(efferent or afferent).
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