Focal Wallerian degeneration of the corpus callosum in large middle cerebral artery stroke: Serial diffusion tensor imaging

To detect lesion‐related focal Wallerian degeneration (WD) changes in different segments of the corpus callosum (CC) in patients with large middle cerebral arterial (MCA) territory stroke using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).

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