title: Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus.
abstract: This article describes new findings concerning the basic science of bilirubin neurotoxicity, new considerations of the definition of clinical kernicterus, and new and useful tools to diagnose kernicterus in older children, and discusses treatments for kernicterus beyond the newborn period and why proper diagnosis is important.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298-0211, USA. sshapiro@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bhutani
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D051556:Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015997:Neonatal Screening
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin