Sentences with phrase «kernicterus from»

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The problem with jaundice is that if you let bilirubin levels get too high without managing them, the baby can get severe, irreversible brain damage from a condition known as kernicterus.

We have uncovered a lecture provided to lactation consultants at a prominent breastfeeding conference given by Baby - Friendly USA Chief Medical Consultant, Dr. Lawrence Gartner, who discussed the risk of brain injury from starvation - related jaundice, called kernicterus, 90 % of which occurs to breastfed babies who lose excessive weight, according to his lecture.

In addition to losing her husband to a delayed cancer diagnosis, her son, Cal, now 13, was the victim of lack of treatment for too - high bilirubin levels as a newborn, which resulted in kernicterus, or brain damage from severe jaundice.

If left untreated for too long, jaundice can spread from the bloodstream to the brain, causing a form of brain damage called kernicterus.