Posttraumatic basal ganglia infarction: A rare complication in a child after mild head injury

Abstract

Head trauma usually causes hemorrhage, but in young children ischemia of the basal ganglia may develop. We are presenting a case of mild head injury presenting as an ischemic stroke. Bleeding was ruled out with computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed acute infarction in the right lentiform nucleus. Herein we aimed to emphasize that mild head trauma may cause serious consequences such as acute infarct in pediatric population.

Keywords

• Cerebral infarction, head trauma, traumatic stroke, magnetic resonance imaging

Posttravmatik bazal ganglion infarktı: Çocukta hafif bir kafa travması sonrası gelişen nadir bir komplikasyon

Abstract

Kafa travması genellikle hemorajiye neden olurken, küçük çocuklarda bazal ganglia infarktı gelişebilmektedir. Bu yazıda hafif kafa travması sonrası iskemik inme gelişen vakayı sunmaktayız. Kanama bilgisayarlı tomografi ile dışlandı ve manyetik rezonans görüntülemede sağ lentiform nükleusta akut infarkt saptandı. Biz burada pediatrik popülasyonda travmanın akut infarkta varabilecek önemli sonuçlara neden olabileceğini vurgulamayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Serebral infarkt, kafa travması, travmatik inme, manyetik rezonans görüntüleme

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