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Examples of kernicterus
kernicterus
The incidence of kernicterus ranges from 0.4 to 2.9 per 100,000 live births, according to previous research.
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Of those, about 60 percent will develop jaundice in the first few days of life, but only about 1 in 100,000 will develop bilirubin levels that cause brain damage, known as kernicterus.
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- An abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
- Kernicterus is damage to the brain centers of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated bilirubin. This may be due to several underlying pathologic processes. Newborn babies are often polycythemic. ...
- Damage to nervous system caused by very high levels of bilirubin in the blood.
- Build up of bilirubin in the tissues of the brain.
- A type of brain damage that includes athetoid cerebral palsy, hearing loss, and problems with vision and teeth
- Kernicterus is a type of preventable form of brain damage caused by severe newborn jaundice. Clinical symptoms of kernicterus can include: cerebral palsy, gaze and vision abnormalities, hearing impairing called auditory neueropathy and dental enamel hypoplasia.
- Brain injury caused by untreated jaundice
- A neurologic syndrome resulting from deposition of unconjugated bilirubin in the brain cells and characterized by severe neural symptoms.
- A neurological syndrome caused by deposition of bilirubin into brain tissues. Kernicterus develops in extremely jaundiced infants, especially those with severe Rh incompatibility.
