Kernicterus, thought to be due to severe hyperbilirubinemia, is an uncommon disorder with tragic consequences, especially when it affects healthy term and near-term infants. Early identification, ...

Jaundice in term and near-term (35 to 37 week) infants is generally benign, however, concern has surfaced in recent years regarding reemergence of kernicterus in this patient population. An increasing ...

After years of near eradication, kernicterus, a neurologically devastating condition caused by neurotoxic levels of bilirubin in the first week of life, has reemerged as a significant problem in ...

(HealthDay News) — Newborns with significant jaundice are not likely to develop kernicterus if American Academy of Pediatrics’ treatment guidelines are followed, according to a new study published ...

It is damage to the brain caused by the abnormal build up of one of the body's waste products, bilirubin. Bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of red blood cells, which occurs more rapidly in ...

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia results from a predisposition to the production of bilirubin in newborn infants and their limited ability to excrete it. Infants, especially preterm infants, have higher ...

Kernicterus is a form of brain damage that is caused by an excessive amount of jaundice in a newborn. It can cause both cerebral palsy and hearing loss, as well as problems with vision and learning ...

Dilraj Singh has been left with cerebral palsy, is blind and cannot speak after developing a brain disease called Kernicterus A mother whose son was left brain damaged after midwives allegedly failed ...