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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(02): 164-167
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.116581
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Acute Wallerian degeneration of middle cerebellar peduncles due to basilar artery thrombosis

Foram Gala
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland; Lifescan Imaging Centre, Mumbai, India
,
Anton Becker
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
,
Markus Pfeiffer
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
,
Spyros Kollias
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract

Wallerian degeneration (WD) is the process of demyelination and disintegration of the distal axonal segment following the interruption of the axonal integrity or damage to the neuron. We report a patient having WD of middle cerebellar peduncles due to pontine infarction caused by basilar artery thrombosis. We review the anatomy and discuss the pathogenesis of this condition.

Keywords

Basilar artery thrombosis - demyelination - diffusion-weighted imaging - middle cerebellar peduncle - Wallerian degeneration


Publication History

Article published online:
04 October 2021

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