Abstract
Auditory brainstem evoked responses (ABR) were recorded in 9 neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia. Pathological recordings were found in two children showing absence of waves and prolonged latencies. There was no correlation between latencies to waves and the total serum bilirubin concentration. The serum reserve albumin concentration for monoacetyldiaminodiphenyl sulphone (MADDS) was, however, inversely related to the latencies in the ABR recordings. Our findings suggest that the binding properties of serum albumin contribute to the risk of bilirubin toxicity and that, in this study, the reserve albumin concentration for MADDS seemed to be of greater significance than the total bilirubin concentration.
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