Reye Syndrome |
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| Reye Syndrome, Adult; Reye's Syndrome; Reye's Syndrome, Adult; Reye's-Like Syndrome; Reye-Johnson Syndrome; Reye-Like Syndrome; Adult Reye Syndrome; Adult Reye's Syndrome; Reye Johnson Syndrome; Reye Like Syndrome; Reye's Like Syndrome | |
| A form of encephalopathy with fatty infiltration of the LIVER, characterized by brain EDEMA and VOMITING that may rapidly progress to SEIZURES; COMA; and DEATH. It is caused by a generalized loss of mitochondrial function leading to disturbances in fatty acid and CARNITINE metabolism. | |