1. Kernicterus causes yellow pigmentation of the skin, brain damage, and deafness.2. Infants with kernicterus may have a fever or seizures. 3. It can also cause some kernicterus and petechiae. 4. High pitched crying is an effect of kernicterus . 5. In 1904 Schmorl coined the term kernicterus to describe nuclear jaundice of the basal ganglia. 6. Kernicterus can develop if jaundice becomes severe, and usually involves cerebral palsy with poor muscle control.7. *In the past it was thought that kernicterus ( KI ) could cause MR ( mental retardation ). 8. Schmorl coined the term " kernicterus " ( jaundice of the basal ganglia ) for the yellow staining phenomenon. 9. Kernicterus can develop if jaundice becomes severe, and usually causes a form of cerebral palsy with poor muscle control.10. It is the only intervention on the horizon that holds out the prospect of completely eliminating . . . kernicterus .
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