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The type of cranial nerve that got damaged after getting hit in the back region of the neck with a baseball.

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Cranial nerves are the nerves that arise directly from the brain instead of the spinal cord and pass into the skull. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerve, which enable us to carry out the daily tasks in an efficient and comfortable way. In the given case, D. got hit with a baseball in the back region of his neck and was unable to move his shoulder.

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