European Journal of Radiology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 198-203 , March 2004

Bilateral Wallerian degeneration of the medial cerebellar peduncles after ponto-mesencephalic infarction

  • Clemens Fitzek

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neuroradiology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49-3641-93-5376; fax: +49-3641-93-6767.
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  • Sabine Fitzek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    • Department of Neurology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter Stoeter

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neuroradiology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Received 18 February 2003 ,Revised 7 April 2003 ,Accepted 9 April 2003.

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PII: S0720-048X(03)00132-3

doi: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00132-3

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 198-203 , March 2004

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