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kernicterus [kər′nik·tə·rəs] (pathology) Deposition of bilirubin in the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord, especially the basal ganglia, accompanied by nerve cell degeneration. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| [42] Because of the possibility of kernicterus (associated with sulfonamide therapy), silver sulfadiazine should be avoided during pregnancy, on premature infants, or on infants younger than 2 months of age. The Sheridan family experienced another healthcare system failure when their son Cal's neonatal jaundice went untreated, leading to a kind of severe brain damage called kernicterus. Sheridan, President of Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus (PICK) to testify at an Advisory Committee meeting on the current epidemiology and therapeutic interventions relevant to hyperbilirubinemia in the term and near-term newborn on Wednesday, June 11, 2003. |
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