occurring together especially increases the risk for kernicterus. In neonates with kernicterus, the Moro reflex may be absent or symmetrically reduced...
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(kernicterus). Quick and accurate treatment of neonatal jaundice helps to reduce the risk of neonates developing kernicterus. Infants with kernicterus...
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nervous system to impart damage. This is termed kernicterus, or bilirubin encephalopathy. Kernicterus is rare in adults but is prevalent in newborns with...
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Bilirubin (section Kernicterus)
treating toxoplasmosis) as they increase unconjugated bilirubin leading to kernicterus. Drugs such as protease inhibitors like Indinavir can also cause disorders...
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Hemolytic jaundice (section Kernicterus)
will lead to other complications such as kernicterus. Chronic bilirubin encephalopathy, also known as kernicterus, is a brain-damaging complication associated...
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bilirubin levels are very high, brain damage—kernicterus—may occur leading to significant disability. Kernicterus is associated with increased unconjugated...
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possibility of the neonate developing acute or chronic kernicterus, however the risk of kernicterus in HDN is higher because of the rapid and massive destruction...
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nerve disease. The Moro reflex is impaired or absent in infants with kernicterus. An exaggerated Moro reflex can be seen in infants with severe brain...
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bilirubin can cause irreversible neurological disability in the form of kernicterus. The enzymes that are defective in GS – UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1...
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syndrome, phenylketonuria, and Huntington disease and can be a feature of kernicterus (rapidly increasing unconjugated bilirubin that cross the blood-brain-barrier...
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levels of free bilirubin in the blood, resulting in brain damage or kernicterus. If left untreated, possible bleeding, renal (kidney) and/or hepatic...
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hyperbilirubinemia Bilirubin Induced Neurological Dysfunction Cerebral Palsy Kernicterus Neutropenia Thrombocytopenia Hemolytic Anemia - MUST NOT be treated with...
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itself. Before the availability of phototherapy, these children died of kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy) or survived until early adulthood with clear...
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or porphyria. If used during pregnancy, it may increase the risk of kernicterus in the baby. While the company that makes it does not recommend use during...
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(hyperbilirubinemia). High levels of bilirubin can cause brain damage (kernicterus), leading to cerebral palsy, auditory neuropathy, gaze abnormalities...
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ventricle, cystic glioma of the third ventricle, herpes encephalitis, kernicterus and juvenile Parkinson's disease. The diagnosis of oculogyric crisis...
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Opisthotonus in the neonate may be a symptom of meningitis, tetanus, severe kernicterus, or the rare maple syrup urine disease. This marked extensor tone can...
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palmoplantar-periodontopathy Keratosis pilaris Keratosis, seborrheic Kerion celsi Kernicterus Keutel syndrome Ki-1cell lymphoma KID syndrome Kifafa seizure disorder...
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transfusions. If left untreated, Lucey-Driscoll syndrome may lead to seizures, kernicterus, and even death. Once treated, most patients will have no additional...
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metabolic disorders, such as Niemann-Pick disease, Wilson's disease, kernicterus, and barbiturate overdose. Diagnosis can be made via combination of physical...
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which causes digestive problems. It can also cause some kernicterus and petechiae. Kernicterus causes yellow pigmentation of the skin, brain damage, and...
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following:[citation needed] Prolonged neonatal jaundice, possibly leading to kernicterus (arguably the most serious complication of G6PD deficiency) Hemolytic...
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Epilepsy Fahr's disease Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) Huntington's disease Kernicterus Lesch–Nyhan syndrome Major depressive disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder...
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in the range of 51-86 µmol/L (3-5 mg/dL). Although the incidence of kernicterus in CN-II is low, instances have occurred, not only in infants but also...
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possibility that she was mentally retarded and that the brain dysfunction kernicterus might be present, further amplifying her father's conclusion that she...
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is not able to handle this amount of bilirubin alone and jaundice or kernicterus (bilirubin deposition in the brain) can develop which may lead to brain...
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diseases Drug induced Infectious or post infectious encephalopathies Kernicterus Metabolic Paraneoplastic syndromes Perinatal (during birth) cerebral...
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in the process of dissecting a spine. In 1904 Schmorl coined the term kernicterus to describe nuclear jaundice of the basal ganglia. This condition was...
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an Italian hepatologist best known for his studies on bilirubin and Kernicterus, a bilirubin-induced neurological condition. Born in Venice in 1946,...
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however, biliary-atresia-related cholestasis mostly does not result in kernicterus, a form of brain damage resulting from liver dysfunction. This is because...
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