Bilirubin deposition in basal ganglia causing neurologic injury.
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Neonatology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, neonates
- Gene(s) involved
- G6PD, UGT1A1
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Bilirubin encephalopathy
Etiology & mechanism
Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.
Gene(s) involved (2)
Symptoms & signs (7)
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