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Diminished plantar grasp response as an additional indicator of a shunt malfunction in a case of congenital hydrocephalus

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A male infant with congenital hydrocephalus who had undergone ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting at 3 days of life exhibited a diminished plantar grasp response (PGR) from 2 months of age, which had clearly recovered 3 months after a shunt revision at 6 months of age. The diminished PGR was the only overt neurological sign in this patient. The precipitous decrease in PGR that occurs during early infancy in a hydrocephalic infant with VP shunting is a possible indicator of a prespastic condition caused by a shunt malfunction.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, Izumi, Osaka 594–1101, Japan, , , , ,

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan, , , , ,

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, ., , . Diminished plantar grasp response as an additional indicator of a shunt malfunction in a case of congenital hydrocephalus. Child's Nerv Syst 17, 415–418 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810100452

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