Screening for Bilirubin Encephalopathy: Evidence Synthesis Number 72 by U. S. Department of Heal Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality

Screening for Bilirubin Encephalopathy: Evidence Synthesis Number 72

U. S. Department of Heal Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality

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Some degree of jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia occurs in most newborns. Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with kernicterus, a rare condition characterized by athetoid spasticity, gaze and visual abnormalities, and sensori-neural hear...

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