Panelist Greg Naseman, R.Ph., cautioned against this practice. Reye's syndrome causes inflammation of the brain and creates deposits of abnormal fatty tissue in the liver and other bodily organs.
Symptoms generally surface as the child is beginning to recover from the original illness.
Joan Fowler, Jackie Hamilton, Deanna Finnell and Greg Naseman. to Reye's syndrome. It can strike adults of any age or race with equal frequency. Be on the looking following any viral infection for unexpected vomiting or lethargy. Infants often have diarrhea rather than vomiting, and may exhibit abnormal breathing. D., clinical pharmacist with St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.