title: Response to the letter to the editor by Mamdouha Ahdab-Barmada and Jon F. Watchko.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: abrito@ff.ul.pt.
authors.forename: Maria Alexandra
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cândida
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aronica
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brites
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D047928:Premature Birth