Abstract:
Minor head injuries in children are common, resulting in brain concussion, and these injuries mostly end upwithout complications.
Usually head trauma results in hemorrhagic stroke. Here we present a case of ischemic stroke following a trivial head trauma. A
10-month-old girl presented with posttraumatic right sided hemiparesis with right sided facial palsy. MRI brain revealed an area of
acute infarct in the left capsuloganglionic region.The child was initially managed conservatively, as the hematological parameters
were normal, and was started on anticoagulant therapy.An improvement in the clinical conditionwas achieved in 12 hrs of treatment
with gain in power and resolution of weakness in 10 days. The specific cause for hemiparesis in the child is not elicited; possibility
of genetic and environmental factors can be attributable.
