Wallerian degeneration of the inferior cerebellar peduncle depicted by diffusion weighted imaging.

نویسندگان

  • K Yamada
  • O Kizu
  • H Ito
  • H Nakamura
  • S Yuen
  • K Yoshikawa
  • K Shiga
  • T Nishimura
چکیده

Wallerian degeneration of the inferior cerebellar peduncle has never been demonstrated on imaging studies. We describe a case in which it was depicted by thin slice diffusion weighted imaging. Location to the inferior cerebellar peduncle was confirmed by a fibre tracking method.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 74 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003