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Current status of infarction in the basal ganglia‑internal capsule due to mild head injury in children using PRISMA guidelines (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Guangming Wang
    • Yongxin Luan
    • Lu Feng
    • Jinlu Yu
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  • Published online on: December 12, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8320
  • Pages: 1149-1154
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Post‑traumatic basal ganglia‑internal capsule (BGIC) infarction in pediatric patients is a relatively rare consequence of mild head injury (MHI). To the best of the authors' knowledge, at present, no comprehensive review has been published. To review research on BGIC infarction after MHI, a literature search was performed using the PubMed database and relevant search terms. According to recent data, MHI may cause BGIC infarction due to mechanical vasospasm of the perforating vessels in pediatric patients. The anatomical characteristics of the growing brain in infancy, mineralization of the lenticulostriate arteries and viral infection may all play a part in BGIC infarction after MHI, which often occurs within 24 months. Symptoms are not as severe and tend to disappear in the early period. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging often shows BGIC infarction. There are also children with scattered calcification of the basal ganglia. Neural rehabilitation is a commonly accepted treatment. The prognosis of patients with BGIC infarction after MHI consistently improves.
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Wang G, Luan Y, Feng L and Yu J: Current status of infarction in the basal ganglia‑internal capsule due to mild head injury in children using PRISMA guidelines (Review). Exp Ther Med 19: 1149-1154, 2020
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Wang, G., Luan, Y., Feng, L., & Yu, J. (2020). Current status of infarction in the basal ganglia‑internal capsule due to mild head injury in children using PRISMA guidelines (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 19, 1149-1154. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8320
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Wang, G., Luan, Y., Feng, L., Yu, J."Current status of infarction in the basal ganglia‑internal capsule due to mild head injury in children using PRISMA guidelines (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 19.2 (2020): 1149-1154.
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Wang, G., Luan, Y., Feng, L., Yu, J."Current status of infarction in the basal ganglia‑internal capsule due to mild head injury in children using PRISMA guidelines (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 19, no. 2 (2020): 1149-1154. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8320