Abstract
We describe the MR appearance of kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy). T2-weighted images show high signal bilaterally in the globus pallidus, a known area of cerebral deposition of bilirubin.
MeSH terms
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Bilirubin / metabolism
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Brain / pathology*
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Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
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Globus Pallidus / physiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Kernicterus / diagnosis*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Male