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. 2007 Oct 27;92(5):F342–F346. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.105361

Table 2 Clinical, demographic, biochemical and outcome data for infants with bilirubin encephalopathy.

Case no. Sex Ethnic origin Gestation (weeks) Birth weight (kg) Mode of feeding Clinical features Maximum SBR (μmol/l) Age at maximum SBR (days) Associated pathology Outcome at 12 months
1 Male Black 41 3.34 Artificial ↓LOC, ↓ tone, opisthotonus, seizures 709 3 Klebsiella septicaemia Died
2 Male White 37 2.94 Breast ↓LOC, ↓ tone, opisthotonus, seizures 613 8 Unspecified haemolysis Hearing loss
3 Male Black 36 2.35 Breast ↓LOC, ↓ tone 649 4 Omphalitis, possible ABO incompatibility Died
4 Male Asian 36 1.79 Artificial ↓LOC, ↓ tone, opisthotonus, seizures 663 8 G6PD deficiency Athetosis, severe hearing loss
5 Male South Asian 39 2.83 Breast ↓LOC, ↓ tone, opisthotonus 563 3 Dehydration, possible ABO incompatibility Normal
6 Female Middle Eastern 40 3.24 Breast ↓LOC, seizures 802 3 G6PD deficiency Normal
7 Male White 36 3.0 Artificial ↓ tone, seizures 561 4 Cephalhaematoma Incidental hemiparesis
8 Male White 39 4.01 Unknown Opisthotonus, seizures 587 4 Dehydration, spherocytosis Lost to follow‐up
9 Male Black 39 3.12 Breast ↓LOC, opisthotonus, seizures 742 4 G6PD deficiency Athetosis, epilepsy
10 Male Black 37 3.06 Breast Opisthotonus 541 8 Dehydration Normal
11 Female White 41 4.3 Breast ↓LOC, ↓ tone 597 3 Rhesus incompatibility Lost to follow‐up
12 Male Black 40 Unknown Unknown ↓LOC, ↓ tone 699 4 Omphalitis Died
13 Male Black 37 2.73 Breast ↓ LOC, seizures, opisthotonus 547 5 ABO incompatibility Severe hearing loss, cerebral palsy
14 Male White 38 2.77 Breast ↓LOC, opisthotonus 511 5 None identified Incidental visual delay

↓ LOC, impaired consciousness; G6PD, glucose 6‐phosphate dehydrogenase; SBR, serum bilirubin.