title: Why should we care about neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in 2011?
abstract: Recent research links serum bilirubin levels to a positive function in human health. Yet in the neonate hyperbilirubinemia is associated to damage to the CNS and beyond. This article summarizes the evidence for the double edged role of bilirubin with a focus on the neonatal period. Also we briefly describe some of the current shortcomings in the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy. raimondi@unina.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raimondi
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maffucci
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milite
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Angela Carla
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Borrelli
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodano
authors.forename: Letizia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capasso
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D051556:Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin