Pathologic changes that occur in the axon and cell body of a neuron proximal to an axonal lesion. The process is characterized by central chromatolysis which features flattening and displacement of the nucleus, loss of Nissl bodies, and cellular edema. Central chromatolysis primarily occurs in lower motor neurons.
Also Known As:
Axonal Reaction; Trans-Synaptic Degeneration; Axon Reactions; Axonal Reactions; Degeneration, Nissl; Degeneration, Retrograde; Degeneration, Trans-Synaptic; Degeneration, Transneuronal Retrograde; Degenerations, Retrograde; Degenerations, Trans-Synaptic; Degenerations, Transneuronal Retrograde; Reaction, Axon; Reaction, Axonal; Reactions, Axon; Reactions, Axonal; Retrograde Degenerations; Retrograde Degenerations, Transneuronal; Trans Synaptic Degeneration; Trans-Synaptic Degenerations; Transneuronal Retrograde Degeneration; Transneuronal Retrograde Degenerations; Axon Reaction; Nissl Degeneration; Retrograde Degeneration, Transneuronal