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Wallerian Degeneration

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Definition: Degeneration of distal aspects of a nerve axon following injury to the cell body or proximal portion of the axon. The process is characterized by fragmentation of the axon and its MYELIN SHEATH.      Other names Degeneration, Wallerian
 
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Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract  0   *Wallerian Degeneration.

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