MRI demonstration of Wallerian degeneration in various intracranial lesions and its clinical implications

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Sawlani, Vijay ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   Singh, Manoj K ^b   Kohli, Anoop ^b  

^a Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral infarction; corticospinal tract; encephalitis; glioma; magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis; optic radiation; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VISUAL PATHWAYS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 0031055265     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)00299-7     Document Type: Article

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