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. 2023 Feb;43(2):240-241.
doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01417-2. Epub 2022 May 26.

Bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity and visuocortical dysfunction

William V Good  1   2 , Ronald J Wong  3 , Anthony M Norcia  4 , David K Stevenson  3 , Terri Slagel  5 , Chuan Hou  6 , Vinod K Bhutani  3
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Bilirubin-induced neurotoxicity and visuocortical dysfunction

William V Good et al. J Perinatol. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Correlation between vernier acuity and bilirubin (TB) levels.
The blue and red circles represent vernier acuity thresholds at 6 and at 12 months of age, respectively. The solid circles represent infants with TB levels above 15 mg/dl. Correlation coefficients and significances were calculated using one-tailed Pearson’s R.
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