Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration in Wilson Disease.
10.3348/kjr.2013.14.2.316
- Author:
Josephin OTTO
1
;
Peter GUENTHER
;
Karl Titus HOFFMANN
Author Information
1. Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig 04103, Germany. josephin.otto@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Hypertrophic olivary degeneration;
Wilson disease;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Hepatolenticular Degeneration/*pathology;
Humans;
Hypertrophy/pathology;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods;
Male;
Nerve Degeneration/*pathology;
Olivary Nucleus/*pathology;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2013;14(2):316-320
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hypertrophic olivary degeneration resulting from lesions of the dento-rubro-olivary pathway, also called Guillain-Mollaret-triangle, has been described previously in a number of cases. Reports about bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration of the inferior olivary nuclei are very limited, and the magnetic resonance imaging findings of hypertrophic olivary degeneration in Wilson disease have not yet been described to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we present the first report of bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging in a patient suffering from Wilson disease.
