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Reye syndrome is a rapidly worsening brain disease. [2] Symptoms of Reye syndrome may include vomiting, personality changes, confusion, seizures, and loss of consciousness. [1] While liver toxicity typically occurs in the syndrome, jaundice usually does not. [2]
Ralph Douglas Kenneth Reye (/ r aɪ / "rye"; 5 April 1912 – 16 July 1977) was an Australian pathologist. [1] [2] In 1958, he discovered a muscular disease that was later named nemaline myopathy. [3] A brain disease he and his colleagues described in 1963 is eponymously known as Reye's syndrome. [4]
The MCADD disorder is commonly mistaken for Reye Syndrome by pediatricians. Reye Syndrome is a severe disorder that may develop in children while they appear to be recovering from viral infections such as chicken pox or flu. Most cases of Reye Syndrome are associated with the use of Aspirin during these viral infections.
Reye's syndrome can happen after initial infection, causing continuous vomiting and signs of brain dysfunction such as extreme drowsiness or combative behavior. In some cases, death or coma can follow. Reye's syndrome mostly affects children and teenagers; using aspirin during infection can increase this risk. [6]
Antiviral medications can tamp down on your fever and other symptoms, ... and teens should not be given aspirin due to the risk of developing a complication called Reye’s syndrome.) Consider ...
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; Revesz syndrome; Reye syndrome; Reynolds syndrome; Reynolds' pentad; Rh deficiency syndrome; Riddoch syndrome; Right middle lobe syndrome; Riley-Day Syndrome; Riley–Day syndrome; Ring chromosome 14 syndrome; Ring chromosome 20 syndrome; Roberts syndrome; Robinow syndrome; Rochon-Duvigneaud's ...
The symptoms of Alpha-gal syndrome. AGS can cause a range of symptoms: mild ones like a rash or hives, or more severe ones such as difficulty breathing, and even anaphylaxis, says infectious ...
This disorder is sometimes mistaken for Reye syndrome, a severe disorder that may develop in children while they appear to be recovering from viral infections such as chicken pox or flu. Most cases of Reye syndrome are associated with the use of aspirin during these viral infections. [citation needed]