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Review
. 2006 Jun;33(2):387-410.
doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2006.03.010.

Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus

Steven M Shapiro  1 , Vinod K Bhutani, Lois Johnson
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Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus

Steven M Shapiro et al. Clin Perinatol. 2006 Jun.

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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