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| Preferred Name | Kernicterus | |
| Synonyms |
Kernicterus Bilirubin Encephalopathy |
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| Definitions |
A rare neurologic disorder occurring in infants with jaundice. It results from brain damage by existing high levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84799 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A condition characterized by sensorineural hearing impairment, choreoathetoid movements, paralysis of upward gaze and hypoplasia of dental enamel due bilirubin deposition in the grey matter of the central nervous system as a consequence of increased levels of unconjugated bilirubin in the serum.
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| code |
C84799
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 |
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| Contributing_Source |
MedDRA NICHD
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| DEFINITION |
A rare neurologic disorder occurring in infants with jaundice. It results from brain damage by existing high levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin.
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| FULL_SYN |
Kernicterus Bilirubin Encephalopathy
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| label |
Kernicterus
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| Maps_To |
Kernicterus
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| Preferred_Name |
Kernicterus
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84799
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0022610
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