1) Everyday German medical term 2) Familiar German medical term 3) German medical term 4) Icterus 5) Jaundice 6) Prevalent German medical term
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Kernicterus is a bilirubin-induced brain dysfunction. Bilirubin is a highly neurotoxic substance that may become elevated in the serum, a condition known as hyperbilirubinemia. Hyperbilirubinemia may cause bilirubin to accumulate in the gray matter of the central nervous system, potentially causing irreversible neurological damage. Depending on th...
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severe brain damage caused by an abnormal concentration of the bile pigment bilirubin in brain tissues at or shortly after birth. Kernicterus may ... [4 related articles]
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<paediatrics> Disorder due to jaundice in a newborn baby with high blood levels of the pigment bilirubin that is deposited in the brain resulting in damage. The level of bilirubin is monitored in newborns to determine whether treatment is needed to prevent kernicterus. With brain affected, it is also called bilirubin encephalopathy. ... (12 D...
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(kәr-nik´tәr-әs) a condition in the newborn marked by severe neural symptoms, associated with high levels of bilirubin in the blood; it is commonly a sequela of icterus gravis neonatorum.
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This is a severe and potentially fatal consequence of jaundice in the newborn. The effects are due to the toxic effects of jaundice on the brain. The usual cause is prematurity but Rhesus Disease would be a common cause in the past
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ker-nik′tĕr-ŭs Definitions: 1. Jaundice associated with high levels of unconjugated bilirubin, or in small premature infants with more modest degrees of bilirubinemia; yellow staining and degenerative lesions are found chiefly in basal ganglia including in the lenticular nucleus, subthalamus, Ammon horn, an...
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Our Kernicterus Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Kernicterus Kernicterus: A type of brain damage associated with athetoid cerebral palsy (uncontrollable movement of the face, body, arms, and legs) and deafness. Kernicterus is due to marked jaundice in the newborn period. The high blood level of the pigmen...
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A preventable form of brain damage caused by severe newborn jaundice, which leads to an accumulation of bile in the brain. Characterisitc symptoms include cerebral palsy, gaze and vision abnormalities, hearing impairing called auditory neueropathy and dental enamel hypoplasia. Broader term(s): Jaundice
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n] - an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue
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kernicterus A type of brain damage associated with athetoid cerebral palsy (uncontrollable movement of the face, body, arms, and legs) and deafness. Kernicterus is a result of marked jaundice in the newborn period. The high blood level of the pigment bilirubin results in its deposition in the brain, which damages the brain.
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build up of bilirubin in the tissues of the brain.
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