Bilirubin encephalopathy

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• Prevention of bilirubin encephalopathy is based on the detection of infants at risk of developing a significant hyperbilirubinemia.
• The pathogenesis of bilirubin encephalopathy is multifactorial, involving the transport of bilirubin or albumin/bilirubin across the blood-brain barrier and delivering bilirubin to target neurons.
• Bilirubin encephalopathy is a condition that is unfamiliar to most paediatricians practicing today.
• BILIRUBIN ENCEPHALOPATHY: The mildest form of bilirubin encephalopathy is sensorineural hearing loss due to damage to the cochlear nuclei.
• Acute bilirubin encephalopathy is the clinical manifestation of bilirubin toxicity.

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