Reversibility of brainstem evoked response audiometry abnormalities at 3 months in term newborns with hyperbilirubinemia

Background High bilirubin level is toxic to developing brain and auditory system but the current debate surrounds the toxicity of bilirubin in healthy term infants. Methods Longitudinal observational study to find BERA abnormalities in term newborns with isolated hyperbilirubinemia of 20 mg/dL and m...

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Published inIndian pediatrics Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 134 - 135
Main Authors Vinodh, M., Ambikapathy, P., Aravind, M. A., Ganesh, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer India 01.02.2014
Subjects
Audiometry, Evoked Response
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem - physiology
Humans
Hyperbilirubinemia - physiopathology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Research Brief
Treatment Outcome
Term neonates
Hearing
BERA
Outcome
Follow-up
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Summary:Background High bilirubin level is toxic to developing brain and auditory system but the current debate surrounds the toxicity of bilirubin in healthy term infants. Methods Longitudinal observational study to find BERA abnormalities in term newborns with isolated hyperbilirubinemia of 20 mg/dL and more and to follow up babies at 3 months to find out about the reversibility in BERA abnormalities noted at birth. Results BERA abnormalities were present in 17.64% of babies with isolated hyperbilirubinemia at discharge. There was a reversibility of BERA abnormalities in 61.61% during follow up. Conclusion BERA abnormalities are reversible in term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.
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ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-014-0346-7