title: Does lenticulostriate vasculopathy predipose to ischemic brain infarct? A case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Plovdiv Medical University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zlatareva
authors.forename: Iliyana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pacheva
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panova
mesh_terms: D020144:Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015984:Causality; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010889:Piracetam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010949:Plasma; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D004176:Dipyridamole; D010889:Piracetam