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A 13-year-old girl first underwent ventricular drainage at the age of 5. She developed voluntary movement myoclonus of the left hand 71/2 years later. A CT scan of the brain 6 months later demonstrated a thalamic cyst consistent with a granulomatous reaction to the shunt.
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Gooskens, R.H., Kaiser, M.C. & Veiga-Pires, J.A. Computed tomography in the management of complications due to ventricular shunting. Neuroradiology 21, 47–49 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00518793
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