Hyperbilirubinemia and Kernicterus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2006 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Clinics in Perinatology, volume 33, pages 387-410 (issn: 0095-5108,

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Authors: Steven M, Shapiro; Vinod K, Bhutani; Lois, Johnson;

doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2006.03.010

pmid: 16765731

Hyperbilirubinemia and Kernicterus

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Abstract

This article describes new findings concerning the basic science of bilirubin neurotoxicity, new considerations of the definition of clinical kernicterus, and new and useful tools to diagnose kernicterus in older children, and discusses treatments for kernicterus beyond the newborn period and why proper diagnosis is important.

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Keywords

Child Development, Neonatal Screening, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Bilirubin, Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal, Kernicterus

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