Infantile Basal Ganglia Infarct due to Mineralizing Angiopathy: A Case Report

Ashley Strube1, Callie Olson2, Gokhan Olgun3,4

  • 1Pediatrics Residency Program, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Summary

Mineralizing angiopathy, a rare condition, can mimic acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in infants. Microcalcifications in lenticulostriate arteries, not hemorrhages, are key neuroradiologic findings.