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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.
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Degeneration, Wallerian
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Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract
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*Wallerian Degeneration.