title: The effects of wallerian degeneration of the optic radiations demonstrated by MRI.
abstract: The effects of wallerian degeneration can be demonstrated by MRI as abnormal signal along the course of the degenerate fibres; they have previously been reported in the corticospinal tract. We report two cases of wallerian degeneration of the right optic radiations due to lesions of the right lateral geniculate body. The anatomy and the MRI visibility of the normal optic radiations are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savoiardo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pareyson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grisoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forester
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Incerti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Farina
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000473:pathology*; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000502:physiology*