Kernicterus: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2023年5月30日 · Very high levels of bilirubin in your blood (hyperbilirubinemia) cause kernicterus. This happens when your newborn’s liver can’t get rid of enough bilirubin. Causes of …
Bilirubin encephalopathy Information | Mount Sinai - New York
Bilirubin encephalopathy (BE) is caused by very high levels of bilirubin. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment that is created as the body gets rid of old red blood cells. High levels of bilirubin in the …
Kernicterus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年6月25日 · Kernicterus, or bilirubin encephalopathy, is bilirubin-induced neurological damage, which is most commonly seen in infants. It occurs when the unconjugated bilirubin …
Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of …
2022年8月5日 · KAS 22: An urgent exchange transfusion should be performed for infants with signs of intermediate or advanced stages of acute bilirubin encephalopathy (eg, hypertonia, …
Bilirubin encephalopathy: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
2023年4月25日 · Bilirubin encephalopathy is a rare neurological condition that occurs in some newborns with severe jaundice. Causes. Bilirubin encephalopathy (BE) is caused by very high …
Bilirubin-Induced Neurologic Damage — Mechanisms and Management ...
2013年11月21日 · Acute bilirubin encephalopathy may ensue and progress to kernicterus (chronic bilirubin encephalopathy), a permanent disabling neurologic condition that is classically …
Neonatal Jaundice - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2019年11月6日 · Neonatal jaundice is a clinical manifestation of elevated total serum bilirubin (TSB), termed neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, which results from bilirubin that is deposited into …
Bilirubin encephalopathy | About the Disease | GARD - Genetic …
Bilirubin encephalopathy refers to brain damage that may occur when neonatal jaundice goes untreated for too long.
Kernicterus: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology - Medscape
2024年2月14日 · Kernicterus, or bilirubin encephalopathy, is bilirubin-induced neurologic damage, typically in infants. The term kernicterus literally means "yellow kern," with kern indicating the …
Bilirubin Encephalopathy - PubMed
Though hyperbilirubinemia is typically asymptomatic, severe elevation of bilirubin levels can lead to acute bilirubin encephalopathy and progress to kernicterus spectrum disorder, a chronic …