Bilateral Wallerian degeneration of the middle cerebellar peduncles due to unilateral pontine infarction: A morphologic and spectroscopic study

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-265

  Mejdoubi, M ^a   Catalaa, I ^a   Cognard, C ^a   Manelfe, C ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

MRI; Pontine stroke; Spectroscopy; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PONS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; STROKE;

EID: 33749986777     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(06)77273-X     Document Type: Article

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