Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of Wallerian degeneration of bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles after pontine infarction

Authors

• Suo Yin, From the Department of Image (Yin), People’s Hospital Affiliated to Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou; from the Department of Medicine (Jin), Queen Mary’s school, Nanchang University, Nanchang; from the Department of Neurology (Zhang), The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine; and from the Department of Neurology (Peng), The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
• Chen X. Jin, From the Department of Image (Yin), People’s Hospital Affiliated to Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou; from the Department of Medicine (Jin), Queen Mary’s school, Nanchang University, Nanchang; from the Department of Neurology (Zhang), The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine; and from the Department of Neurology (Peng), The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
• Dao P. Zhang, From the Department of Image (Yin), People’s Hospital Affiliated to Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou; from the Department of Medicine (Jin), Queen Mary’s school, Nanchang University, Nanchang; from the Department of Neurology (Zhang), The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine; and from the Department of Neurology (Peng), The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
• Yan F. Peng, From the Department of Image (Yin), People’s Hospital Affiliated to Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou; from the Department of Medicine (Jin), Queen Mary’s school, Nanchang University, Nanchang; from the Department of Neurology (Zhang), The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine; and from the Department of Neurology (Peng), The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China

Abstract

We aimed to present a case of symmetrical Wallerian degeneration (WD) in the middle cerebellar peduncles (MCPs) after a unilateral paramedian pontine infarction, which was examined by multimodality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In addition, we summarize the small number of reported cases. In our clinic, we observed a case of symmetrical WD of bilateral MCPs that occurred 6 months after the onset of a pontine infarction. We searched the Wanfang (Chinese) and PubMed databases and found 23 reported cases of this condition with characteristic similar to our patient. From the 24 cases, the detection time of WD ranged from 3 to 33 weeks. Symmetrical WD in the bilateral MCPs can occur after unilateral paramedian pontine infarction. Most cases were in Stages 2 and 3 of the disease and showed good clinical prognoses.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1278

Last Page

1284

Recommended Citation

Yin, Suo; Jin, Chen X.; Zhang, Dao P.; and Peng, Yan F. (2019) "Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of Wallerian degeneration of bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles after pontine infarction," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 40: Iss. 12, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.12.24491