The effects of wallerian degeneration of the optic radiations demonstrated by MRI

M Savoiardo; D Pareyson; M Grisoli; M Forester; L D'Incerti; L Farina

doi:10.1007/BF00588192

The effects of wallerian degeneration of the optic radiations demonstrated by MRI

Neuroradiology. 1992;34(4):323-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00588192.

Authors

M Savoiardo¹, D Pareyson, M Grisoli, M Forester, L D'Incerti, L Farina

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 1528444
DOI: 10.1007/BF00588192

Abstract

The effects of wallerian degeneration can be demonstrated by MRI as abnormal signal along the course of the degenerate fibres; they have previously been reported in the corticospinal tract. We report two cases of wallerian degeneration of the right optic radiations due to lesions of the right lateral geniculate body. The anatomy and the MRI visibility of the normal optic radiations are briefly discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / diagnosis*
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / secondary
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology
Female
Geniculate Bodies / pathology*
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Sarcoma / diagnosis
Sarcoma / secondary
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Visual Pathways / pathology*
Wallerian Degeneration / physiology*