Abstract
Wallerian degeneration of corticospinal tract following stroke – indicator of worse prognosis
Highlights
A 55 year old female was brought to hospital with history of stroke 2 months earlier due to hypertension
MRI revealed chronic infarct in right fronto-parietal lobes (Figure 1) and thick linear hyperintense tract involving posterior limb of right internal capsule and right cerebral peduncle suggestive of wallerian degeneration seen after 2 months of insult
MRI is advanced with many newer techniques like diffusion tensor imaging(DTI) to evaluate the other neuronal pathways as well. (1) Supratentorial infarct causing wallerian degeneration is a predictor of worse prognosis
Summary
A 55 year old female was brought to hospital with history of stroke 2 months earlier due to hypertension.
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