title: Wallerian degeneration of the pontocerebellar fibers.
abstract: Two cases of pontine infarct with Wallerian degeneration (WD) of the pontocerebellar fibers are described. WD of pontocerebellar fibers, seen bilaterally along the transverse pontine fibers, is more visible in the middle cerebellar peduncles and extends into the white matter of the cerebellar hemispheres. Understanding the anatomy of the white matter and the temporal evolution of this degeneration is essential in identifying WD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico "C. Besta", Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Simone
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Regna-Gladin
authors.forename: Maria Rita
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Carriero
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savoiardo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*