Wallerian degeneration of the descending tracts. CT and MRI features of the brain stem

M Bouchareb; T Moulin; F Cattin; J L Dietemann; A Racle; H Verdot; J F Bonneville

Wallerian degeneration of the descending tracts. CT and MRI features of the brain stem

J Neuroradiol. 1988;15(3):238-52.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

M Bouchareb, T Moulin, F Cattin, J L Dietemann, A Racle, H Verdot, J F Bonneville

PMID: 3246601

Abstract

The authors have studied by CT brain infarcts of different ages in 16 patients, two of whom were also examined by MRI. The early and CT signs of wallerian degeneration of the descending tracts within the brain stem are described. Three cases of crossed cerebellar atrophy are reported; in one of them, the cerebral lesion had been present for less than 8 years. The physiopathology of pontine hemiatrophy and crossed cerebellar atrophy is discussed.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Stem / diagnostic imaging
Brain Stem / pathology*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction / pathology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Degeneration*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wallerian Degeneration*