%0 Journal Article %1 Futagi1999a %A Futagi, Y. %A Suzuki, Y. %A Goto, M. %D 1999 %J Pediatr Neurol %K Central Nervous System Diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Foot; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mental Retardation; Prognosis; Reflex, Abnormal; Retrospective Studies %N 2 %P 111--115 %T Clinical significance of plantar grasp response in infants. %V 20 %X The present study was undertaken to delineate the clinical significance of the plantar grasp response in infants. All 834 normal control infants had a positive response within the first 6 months of age, and most of them had a marked response at 1-4 months of age. The authors attempted to evaluate the neurologic outcomes of infants who had negative or diminished responses in these respective periods. Ninety-three infants examined from 1982 to 1992 fulfilled these criteria, and their prognoses were reviewed. The outcomes consisted of cerebral palsy in 75 (69 spastic, four athetoid with spasticity, one athetoid, and one ataxic); mental retardation in seven; borderline intelligence in two; motor delay in one; and eight were considered normal. These outcomes indicate that the negative or diminished response of this primitive reflex during early infancy is highly suggestive of neurologic abnormalities, especially for spasticity. Infants with such findings should be carefully observed for possible development of neurologic abnormalities.

@article{Futagi1999a, abstract = {The present study was undertaken to delineate the clinical significance of the plantar grasp response in infants. All 834 normal control infants had a positive response within the first 6 months of age, and most of them had a marked response at 1-4 months of age. The authors attempted to evaluate the neurologic outcomes of infants who had negative or diminished responses in these respective periods. Ninety-three infants examined from 1982 to 1992 fulfilled these criteria, and their prognoses were reviewed. The outcomes consisted of cerebral palsy in 75 (69 spastic, four athetoid with spasticity, one athetoid, and one ataxic); mental retardation in seven; borderline intelligence in two; motor delay in one; and eight were considered normal. These outcomes indicate that the negative or diminished response of this primitive reflex during early infancy is highly suggestive of neurologic abnormalities, especially for spasticity. Infants with such findings should be carefully observed for possible development of neurologic abnormalities.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:30:34.000+0200}, author = {Futagi, Y. and Suzuki, Y. and Goto, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bda326a2a13d05efc0dabe47c9e3ec11/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {659fb5be7df60089ee569bdb26f17b41}, intrahash = {bda326a2a13d05efc0dabe47c9e3ec11}, journal = {Pediatr Neurol}, keywords = {Central Nervous System Diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Foot; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mental Retardation; Prognosis; Reflex, Abnormal; Retrospective Studies}, month = Feb, number = 2, pages = {111--115}, pii = {S0887-8994(98)00103-9}, pmid = {10082338}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:30:34.000+0200}, title = {Clinical significance of plantar grasp response in infants.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 20, year = 1999 }