Open AccessPosttraumatic basal ganglia infarction: A rare complication in a child after mild head injury
Author(s) -
Alper Mete,
Duçem Mete,
Sedat Işıkay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dicle tıp dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1308-9889
pISSN - 1300-2945
DOI - 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.04.0511
Subject(s) - medicine , basal ganglia , head injury , complication , basal (medicine) , head trauma , surgery , central nervous system , insulin
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