MRI and MR tractography in bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration

Debraj Sen; Yoginder S Gulati; Virender Malik; Aneesh Mohimen; Eranki Sibi; Deepak Chandra Reddy

doi:10.4103/0971-3026.143902

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(04): 401-405
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.143902

Neuroradiology

MRI and MR tractography in bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration

Authors

Debraj Sen

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospitals, Amritsar, India
Yoginder S Gulati

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospitals, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Virender Malik

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospital Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Aneesh Mohimen

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospitals, Patiala, Punjab, India
Eranki Sibi

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospitals, Bhatinda, Punjab, India
Deepak Chandra Reddy

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospital, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

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Abstract

Hypertrophic olivary degeneration is a trans-synaptic neuronal degeneration associated with hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus due to a lesion in the triangle of Guillain-Mollaret. Familiarity with this entity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential to avoid other erroneous ominous diagnoses. We present a case of bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration and discuss the etiopathogenesis and MRI findings in this entity. The contributory role of MR tractography in the diagnosis is also highlighted.

Keywords

Hypertrophic olivary degeneration - magnetic resonance imaging - tractography

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