About The Medical Condition Adult Reye Syndrome
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Adult Reye Syndrome
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Adult Reye Syndrome?
An acute, potentially fatal metabolic disease seen primarily in children and characterized clinically by vomiting, hypoglycemia, and confusion, which may progress to coma. Pathologic features include cerebral edema and fatty infiltration of the liver and other organs. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1120)
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