glossary

kernoicterus

Definition kernoicterus

kernoicterushol

kernoicterus n. staining and subcequent damage of the brain by bile pigment (bilirubin). Which may occur in severe cases of *haemolytic disease of the newborn. Immature brain cells in the *basal ganglia are affected, and as brain development proceeds a pattern of *cerebral palsy emerges at about six months, with uncoordinated movements, deafness, disturbed vision, and feeding and speech difficulties.