Abstract
Detection of Neurotoxicity Through the Comparison of Jaundiced Infants with and without Blood Transfusion with Normal Infants: An ABR Documentation
Highlights
One of the most common pathologies in the newborn period is hyperbilirubinemia [1,2]
The fact that the auditory nuclei of the brainstem are the first to be affected by hyperbilirubinemia shows that these effects on the auditory system can be different from their effects on other parts of the nervous system
It can lead to the hypothesis that lower levels of bilirubin are more likely to damage the auditory system than other parts of the central nervous system because the auditory nuclei of the brainstem are the first to be affected by hyperbilirubinemia [1]
Summary
One of the most common pathologies in the newborn period is hyperbilirubinemia [1,2]. While some reports suggest that the nervous system is more affected by increased bilirubin levels, other reports suggest that while a bilirubin level is toxic to one infant it may not be necessarily harmful to another. The reason for this variability is not well known [1]. It can lead to the hypothesis that lower levels of bilirubin are more likely to damage the auditory system than other parts of the central nervous system because the auditory nuclei of the brainstem are the first to be affected by hyperbilirubinemia [1]
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