complications of neonatal jaundice

Last reviewed 01/2018

Possible complications features of non-physiological jaundice include:

• kernicterus, with subsequent choreathetosis evolving in the second year of life

The following are part of the clinical picture of kernicterus, but merit separate consideration:

• opisthotonus
• spasticity
• convulsions
• mental retardation
• deafness