Abstract
Lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) is a sonographic finding in infancy with obscure etiology and variable diagnostic and prognostic significance. Ischemic infarct in the territory of the lenticulostriate vessels after mild head trauma is a rare pathology. There are no publications on LSV followed by ischemic infarct. We present the case of an 8-month-old boy who suffered mild head trauma and developed an ischemic brain infarct in the territory of preexisting LSV. It is speculated that LSV might be a predisposing factor for ischemic brain infarct after mild head trauma in infants.
Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / complications*
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Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / diagnosis*
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Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / therapy
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Infarction / diagnosis*
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Brain Infarction / etiology*
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Brain Infarction / therapy
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Causality
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Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
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Dipyridamole / therapeutic use
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Echoencephalography / methods
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Neuroprotective Agents / therapeutic use
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Piracetam / therapeutic use
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Plasma
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Substances
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Neuroprotective Agents
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Dipyridamole
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Piracetam