Fatal Massive Cerebral Infarction in a Child after Mild Brain Trauma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Traumatic brain injury is a common entity. however cerebral infarction in infants is a rare entity while the diagnosisof this pathology in the pediatric population is usually difficult. the mild head trauma is rarely accompanied byintracranial injury and even less, with cerebral infarction. we herein report the first case of cerebral infarctionafter a mild brain trauma in a 2-year-old latin-american male patient, in which brain computed tomography (ct)scan was performed on the first day of the accident, showed right hemispheric cerebral ischemia compromisingthe fronto-parieto-occipital region. conservative management was established. the patient died at day 5. sobrain ct scan may be beneficial to reveal any hemispheric infarction due to a probable mass effect.