Search
Descriptor English: Reye Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Reye
Descriptor síndrome de Reye
Scope note: Forma de encefalopatía con infiltración grasa del HÍGADO, caracterizada por EDEMA y VÓMITOS que progresan rápidamente a CONVULSIONES, COMA y MUERTE. Es debido a pérdida generalizada de la función mitocondrial que da lugar a alteraciones del metabolismo de los ácidos grasos y de la CARNITINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Reye
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Reye
Entry term(s): Adult Reye Syndrome
Adult Reye's Syndrome
Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy
Reye Johnson Syndrome
Reye Like Syndrome
Reye Syndrome, Adult
Reye's Like Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome, Adult
Reye's-Like Syndrome
Reye-Johnson Syndrome
Reye-Like Syndrome
Tree number(s): C06.552.241.649
C10.228.140.163.780
C18.452.132.780
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012202
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Brain Diseases (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 1998; see REYE'S SYNDROME 1977-97
History Note: 1998(1977)
DeCS ID: 12613
Unique ID: D012202
NLM Classification: WL 348
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Reye Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0018992
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Reye Syndrome
Entry term(s) Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy
Reye Johnson Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome
Reye-Johnson Syndrome
Reye Syndrome, Adult - Narrower
Concept UI M0335908
Preferred term Reye Syndrome, Adult
Entry term(s) Adult Reye Syndrome
Adult Reye's Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome, Adult
Reye-Like Syndrome - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0335909
Preferred term Reye-Like Syndrome
Entry term(s) Reye Like Syndrome
Reye's Like Syndrome
Reye's-Like Syndrome



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey