title: Bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration in Wilson disease.
abstract: Hypertrophic olivary degeneration resulting from lesions of the dento-rubro-olivary pathway, also called Guillain-Mollaret-triangle, has been described previously in a number of cases. Reports about bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration of the inferior olivary nuclei are very limited, and the magnetic resonance imaging findings of hypertrophic olivary degeneration in Wilson disease have not yet been described to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we present the first report of bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging in a patient suffering from Wilson disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig 04103, Germany. josephin.otto@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Josephin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guenther
authors.forename: Karl-Titus
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000473:pathology*; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hypertrophic olivary degeneration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Wilson disease