Role of glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in bilirubin-induced brain injury in the Gunn rat model.

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Severe hyperbilirubinemia in neonates with prematurity and/or systemic illnesses such as hemolytic disease, acidosis, and hypoxemia enhances their risk for developing cerebral palsy, paralysis of ocular upgaze, and deafness. This neurologic syndrome has been associated with selective neuronal vulnerability in the basal ganglia, certain brainstem nuclei, and Purkinje cells. However, the mechanism by which...

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