Wallerian degeneration of brain: MRI and CT findings.
10.3348/jkrs.1992.28.6.851
- Author:
Woo Suk CHOI
;
Kyung Nam RYU
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Axons;
Brain Stem;
Brain*;
Cell Body;
Cerebral Infarction;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Myelin Sheath;
Pyramidal Tracts;
Wallerian Degeneration*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1992;28(6):851-853
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Wallerian degeneration is well known as the anterograde degeneration of axon and their accompanying myelin sheath from injury to the proximal portion of the axon or its cell body. The most common cause of wallerian degeneration is cerebral infarction. Authors experienced three patients with old hemispheric infarct with typical wallerian degeneration in the brain stem, which was demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in two cases and CT in one case. This report demonstrates the wallerian degeneration in the corticospinal tract on the MRI and CT with the brief review of the literatures.
