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Ultrasonographic evolution of perforator stroke – pictorial essay of medial striate artery infarction in a newborn

Aleksandra Buczyńska, Mateusz Jagła

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J Ultrason 2025; 25: 7
DOI: 10.15557/JoU.2025.0007
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Abstract

Medial striate artery infarction is one of the manifestations of perforator stroke, which poses a risk for basal ganglia destruction. There is no general consensus regarding of origin of the striatal vessels. However, controlling the target brain tissue with available techniques, such as ultrasonography, seems to be the best option for newborns. This pictorial essay presents the ultrasonographic evolution of an infarct in the area of the left head of the caudate nucleus during the early stage and after 4 weeks of observation. Signs of reperfusion, changes in tissue echogenicity, and the occurrence of cystic lesions recorded in lag indicate an alteration. Angiographic magnetic resonance imaging performed at the end of the early follow-up period confirms these observations.

Keywords
cranial ultrasonography; newborn; perforator stroke; medial striate artery infarction
Video 1. First cranial ultrasound. Coronal view. Hyperechogenic area of the left striatum and lenticulostriate vasculopathy in the right striatum
Video 2. Third cranial ultrasound. Sagittal view. Triangular-shaped infarct of the left striatum with the presence of hyperechogenic material within the vessel. There is observed mild asymmetry of ventricles and the cavitation process resulting in forming “checkerboard pattern”