Bilirubin-induced neurological damage

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 154-155

  Gazzin, Silvia ^a,b   Tiribelli, Claudio ^a,b  

^a Italian Liver Foundation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early discharge neurological damage; Jaundice

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; MINOCYCLINE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1;

ARTICLE; ATHETOSIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE DEFECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GLUCURONIDATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; KERNICTERUS; LEARNING DISORDER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOOTH DISEASE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN REGION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 80053285278     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.607590     Document Type: Article

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