title: NICHD Conference on Kernicterus: Research on Prevention of Bilirubin-Induced Brain Injury and Kernicterus: Bench-to-Bedside--Diagnostic Methods and Prevention and Treatment Strategies.
abstract: In July 2003, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) organized a consensus conference, where a group of experts were invited to review and discuss the current state of knowledge regarding neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and identify areas in which where future research should be directed. This paper summarizes the presentations addressing the current methodologies for direct and noninvasive assessments of serum total bilirubin concentrations as well as prevention and treatment strategies for the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304-5731, USA.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Hendrik J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Vreman
authors.forename: Antony F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: McDonagh
authors.forename: M Jeffrey
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maisels
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lightner
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin