Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts
Joint Authors
Hekimoğlu, Baki
Hekimoglu, Azad
Suer Dogan, Ihsaniye
Turan, Aynur
Oztekin, Mehmet Fevzi
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wallerian degeneration is the process of progressive demyelination and disintegration of the distal axonal segment following the transection of the axon or damage to the neuron.
We report a case of a patient with Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar tracts.
She had a history of a pontine infarction 3 months ago.
Wallerian degeneration of pontocerebellar tracts is seen bilaterally and symmetrically and is more visible in the middle cerebellar peduncles.
Along the middle cerebellar peduncles hyperintense signal was detected on T2 weighted images.
Wallerian degeneration of pontocerebellar tracts is a rare entity.
It can occur bilaterally after a large pontine infarction.
Magnetic resonance imaging seems to be the most effective technique for detection of Wallerian degeneration.
In this report we want to mention this rare entity and to prevent wrong diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hekimoglu, Azad& Suer Dogan, Ihsaniye& Turan, Aynur& Oztekin, Mehmet Fevzi& Hekimoğlu, Baki. 2015. Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hekimoglu, Azad…[et al.]. Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hekimoglu, Azad& Suer Dogan, Ihsaniye& Turan, Aynur& Oztekin, Mehmet Fevzi& Hekimoğlu, Baki. Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058494
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058494