"Reye Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.241.649 C10.228.140.163.780 C18.452.132.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Reye Syndrome- Reye Syndrome
- Reye-Johnson Syndrome
- Reye Johnson Syndrome
- Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy
- Reye's Syndrome
Reye Syndrome, Adult- Reye Syndrome, Adult
- Adult Reye Syndrome
- Reye's Syndrome, Adult
- Adult Reye's Syndrome
Reye-Like Syndrome- Reye-Like Syndrome
- Reye Like Syndrome
- Reye's-Like Syndrome
- Reye's Like Syndrome
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