Reye's Syndrome

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A rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain

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Reye’s Syndrome

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It can occur at any age but usually affects children and teenagers after a viral infection, most commonly the flu or chickenpox

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Reye’s Syndrome

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Reye’s Syndrome Clinical Staging System

Laboratory evidence of liver dysfunction, lethargic, sleepy

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Stage 1

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Reye’s Syndrome Clinical Staging System

Deeply lethargic, combative, hyperventilation, hyperreflexia

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Stage 2

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Reye’s Syndrome Clinical Staging System

Obtunded or in a light coma, decorticate rigidity

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Stage 3

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Reye’s Syndrome Clinical Staging System

Deepening coma, seizure, decerebrate rigidity, loss of oculovestibular reflexes, fixed pupils

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Stage 4

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Reye’s Syndrome Clinical Staging System

Seizures, deep coma, flaccid paralysis, absent deep tendon reflexes, respiratory arrest, fixed dilated pupils

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Stage 5

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Take note

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The use of aspirin during a viral illness has the most commonly link to Reye’s Syndrome (adult)

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MCAD

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Medium-chain acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase