Bilateral basal ganglia infarction after mild head trauma

Head trauma can result in various cerebrovascular complications, including occlusion of the vertebral arteries, carotid arteries, and intracranial arteries due to emboli from the cervical portion of the carotid artery, vasospasm, traumatic dissection, or post-traumatic thrombosis. Although mild head trauma is not life-threatening and does not typically result in long-term disability, it can, rarely, result in occlusion of intracranial arteries without concomitant loss of consciousness. We report the case of an 11-month-old boy who developed transient neurological signs and symptoms due to bilateral infarction of the basal ganglia after mild head trauma.