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