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Kernicterus  

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Tipo

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definición

  • A term used pathologically to describe BILIRUBIN staining of the BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM and clinically to describe a syndrome associated with HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Clinical features include athetosis, MUSCLE SPASTICITY or hypotonia, impaired vertical gaze, and DEAFNESS. Nonconjugated bilirubin enters the brain and acts as a neurotoxin, often in association with conditions that impair the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER (e.g., SEPSIS). This condition occurs primarily in neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN), but may rarely occur in adults. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p613)

Etiquetas alternativas

  • Bilirubin Encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy, Bilirubin
  • Encephalopathy, Hyperbilirubinemic
  • Hyperbilirubinemic Encephalopathy

En otras lenguas

  • francés

  • Encéphalopathie bilirubinique
  • Encéphalopathie hyperbilirubinémique
  • Encéphalopathie par hyperbilirubinémie
  • Kernictère

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