Reye's syndrome
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Broader Terms
cerebral degeneration, syndrome
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Scope Note
rare, acute, sometimes fatal disease of childhood, most often occurring as a sequel of varicella or a viral upper respiratory infection of childhood; marked by recurrent vomiting and elevated serum transaminase levels with distinctive changes in the liver and other viscera; an encephalopathic phase with acute brain swelling disturbances of consciousness and seizures may follow.
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- What is the incidence of Reye's syndrome? Reye's syndrome is rare, affecting approximately one per one million individuals in the population.
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Reye's syndrome is most often seen in children from 4 to 12 years old, with a peak incidence at age 6.
- Reye's Syndrome is an acute, rapidly progressive disease.
- Children Health Tip: Prepare Your Child For Her Shots Bacterial Contamination Threat Prompts Recall of Dental Rinses DefinitionReye's syndrome is a poorly understood disease afflicting approximately one out of every million children annually.
- Downloads Proceedings of Workshop on Reye's syndrome and Reye-like inherited metabolic disorders: Full Document (2004) Executive Summary (2005) Adobe Acrobat is required to view these documents.
- Reye's SyndromeThis rare syndrome is characterized by encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the liver, usually after an influenza like illness or varicella.
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