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Hekimoglu A, Suer Dogan I, Turan A, et al. Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case Rep Emerg Med. 2015;2015:970570doi: 10.1155/2015/970570.
Hekimoglu, A., Suer Dogan, I., Turan, A., Oztekin, M. F., & Hekimoglu, B. (2015). Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case reports in emergency medicine, 2015970570. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/970570
Hekimoglu, Azad, et al. "Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts." Case reports in emergency medicine vol. 2015 (2015): 970570. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/970570
Hekimoglu A, Suer Dogan I, Turan A, Oztekin MF, Hekimoglu B. Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts. Case Rep Emerg Med. 2015;2015:970570. doi: 10.1155/2015/970570. Epub 2015 Jun 10. PMID: 26171260; PMCID: PMC4478370.
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Case Rep Emerg Med. 2015;2015:970570. doi: 10.1155/2015/970570. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

Bilateral Wallerian Degeneration of the Pontocerebellar Tracts.

Case reports in emergency medicine

Azad Hekimoglu, Ihsaniye Suer Dogan, Aynur Turan, Mehmet Fevzi Oztekin, Baki Hekimoglu

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
  2. Department of Neurology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 26171260 PMCID: PMC4478370 DOI: 10.1155/2015/970570

Abstract

Wallerian degeneration is the process of progressive demyelination and disintegration of the distal axonal segment following the transection of the axon or damage to the neuron. We report a case of a patient with Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar tracts. She had a history of a pontine infarction 3 months ago. Wallerian degeneration of pontocerebellar tracts is seen bilaterally and symmetrically and is more visible in the middle cerebellar peduncles. Along the middle cerebellar peduncles hyperintense signal was detected on T2 weighted images. Wallerian degeneration of pontocerebellar tracts is a rare entity. It can occur bilaterally after a large pontine infarction. Magnetic resonance imaging seems to be the most effective technique for detection of Wallerian degeneration. In this report we want to mention this rare entity and to prevent wrong diagnosis.

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