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- noun medicine Damage to the
brain centres ofinfants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirectbilirubin which is free (not bound toalbumin ).
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- noun an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
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If left untreated, jaundice can cause a condition called kernicterus, which can cause brain damage, deafness, mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
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March 21, 2009