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sweetybokhari
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04/27/07 - 08:44 AM

A 5 YEAR old child has choreoathetoid movements,upward -gaze palsy,and tooth-enamel dysplasia.brain stem evoked potentials demonstrate high -frequency sensorineural hearing loss.which of the following is the most likely cause of thease findings?
1) birth asphyxia
2)mercury toxicity
3) tetracycline exposure in pregnancy
4) bilirubib encephalopathy
5) neurodegenerative disorder

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04/27/07 - 09:45 AM

sweetybokhari
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04/27/07 - 05:05 PM

why not 4-biliruibin encephalopathy?? confused

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04/27/07 - 05:19 PM

I had no clue, but checked - it is chronic kernicterus

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04/27/07 - 06:52 PM

I thot with kernicterus....he'd be dead long back! shocked

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04/29/07 - 01:19 PM

Will tooth enamel dysplasia fit into bilirubin encephalopathy?

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04/29/07 - 09:07 PM

sprint123 wrote:
Will tooth enamel dysplasia fit into bilirubin encephalopathy?

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1247.htm

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04/29/07 - 09:42 PM

Thanks jamdoc..I appreciate your effort!

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