MR findings in kernicterus.
We describe the MR appearance of kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy). T2-weighted images show high signal bilaterally in the globus pallidus, a known area of cerebral deposition of bilirubin.
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Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
D001663:Bilirubin