Wallerian degeneration

Summary

Wallerian degeneration ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Augustus Volney Waller is named after Wallerian degeneration^[2].
• Wallerian degeneration's subclass of is recorded as neurological disorder^[3].
• Wallerian degeneration's subclass of is recorded as process^[4].
• Wallerian degeneration's Commons category is recorded as Wallerian degeneration^[5].
• Wallerian degeneration's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D014855^[6].
• Wallerian degeneration's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040gmn^[7].
• Wallerian degeneration's MeSH tree code is recorded as C23.550.737.750^[8].
• Wallerian degeneration's health specialty is recorded as neurology^[9].
• Wallerian degeneration's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0043020^[10].
• Wallerian degeneration's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as wallerian-degeneration^[11].
• Wallerian degeneration's GARD rare disease ID is recorded as 7875^[12].
• Wallerian degeneration's SNOMED CT ID is recorded as 36161006^[13].
• Wallerian degeneration's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780862704^[14].
• Wallerian degeneration's APA Dictionary of Psychology entry is recorded as wallerian-degeneration^[15].
• Wallerian degeneration's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2909516373^[16].
• Wallerian degeneration's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780862704^[17].

Why It Matters

Wallerian degeneration ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]