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. 2019 Jan 14;9(1):e2018057.
doi: 10.4322/acr.2018.057. eCollection 2019 Jan-Mar.

Kernicterus

Ameer Hamza  1
Affiliations

Kernicterus

Ameer Hamza. Autops Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Bilirubin; Infant, Newborn, Autopsy; Kernicterus.

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Conflict of Interest: None

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Macroscopic cross section of the brain demonstrating extensive yellow discoloration in the basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, tegmentum (A) and floor of the ventricles (B). Lateral ventricles lined by germinal matrix and demonstrating minute hemorrhages (B).Image courtesy Dr. Ameer Hamza
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