What are the risks of infantile athetosis?

Athetosis in infants is characterized by lethargy, weakened sucking reflexes, hypotonia, sudden and marked deepening of jaundice in most cases, slow, irregular, uncontrolled, aimless, uncoordinated movements, and sometimes shrieks. It may also be accompanied by cortical dysplasia, brain perforation, bilirubin encephalopathy, and so on. This disease may be caused by severe hyperbilirubinemia, immature enzyme system, poor blood-brain barrier function, low plasma albumin content, acidosis, albumin being seized, etc. This disease is generally suitable for rehabilitation treatment, and sedation and antiepileptic drugs can be used if necessary.