| Two Case of Transient Bilirubin Encephalopathy in Newborn. |
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Eun Kyoung Sohn, Chong Woo Bae, Sa Jun Chung, Chang Il Ahn |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee university, Seoul, Korea |
| Transient Bilirubin Encephalopathy of Newborn 2 례 |
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손은경, 배종우, 정사준, 안창일 |
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경희대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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Received: 27 January 1989 • Accepted: 11 May 1989 |
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| Abstract |
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More recently, several studies have been repotted about the abnormalities of auditory brainstem
response (ABR) in hyperbilirubinemia of newborn. By using of ABR, visual evoked potenital and
nuclear magnetic resonance techniques, some investigators suggested that transient alteration in ABR
in severely jaundiced neonates indicated reversible transient subclinical or clinical bilirubin induced
neurotoxicity. They thought it would be the early stage of kernicterus.
We experienced two cases of transient bilirubin encephalopahty in severely hyperbilirubinemic
neonates showing poor feeding and poor activity. There were some abnormal findings in ABR before
exchange transfusion, but it became normal after exchange transfusion.
Now, we report two cases of transient bilirubin encephalopathy with brief review of literatures. |
| Key Words:
Bilirubin encephalopathy. Auditory brainstem response, Hyperbilirubinemia of newborn |
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