Question 1

what is reyes syndrome?

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A serious condition: Reye syndrome is a condition that causes liver and brain damage. The cause is not clear, but it usually occurs in children with chicken pox or the flu who receive Aspirin for fever. The symptoms include nausea and vomiting, with confusion, lethargy, disorientation, and agitation.Can lead to a state of coma and death. The best prevention is to not use Aspirin to reduce your child's fever.

Question 2

what are the treatments for reyes syndrome?

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Reye's syndrome: is fortunately a very rare disorder that requires hospital treatment. It is mostly supportive care with IV fluids, glucose, diuretics, antiseizure medicines, etc.  There is no cure.  It is just supporting the patient through the acute phase and hopefully to recovery.

Question 3

how do i know if my baby has reyes syndrome?

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He'd be dead or ICU: Reye's syndrome was mostly seen in the 1980's, with children having sudden liver failure. It was associated with the use of Aspirin during certain viral infections (flu and chickenpox). Most of these kids died, and all were very, very ill. If your child isn't critically, it is not reye's syndrome. For reasons we don't fully understand, reye's syndrome seems to have largely disappeared.

Question 4

how long after taking aspirin does reyes syndrome develop ?

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It is not: the aspirin alone but when a person has influenza and takes aspirin together.  It is usually several days into infection that the first symptoms develop.  You can avoid aspirin use during flu seasons.  This flu season is not in full swing yet but getting a flu shot can help avoid infection.

Question 5

i'm breastfeeding my 8 wk old and took 600mg aspirin per day 4 last 5 days. he's congested + sneezing occasionally. i am worried about reyes syndrome!

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Unlikely: Reye syndrome is a rare complication  to flu or chickenpox that is treated with aspirin or aspirin derived products. Less than 10% of maternal intake is transferred in the milk. Aspirin is considered a marginal but acceptable maternal drug during BF. Babies this age get congested/sneezy  from inhaled irritants like dust/fragrance.

Question 6

aspirin can cause reye syndrome when given to children; what age group does this mean?

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Roughly 4 to 10: Reye's syndrome is now rare since Aspirin was found to be the cause rather than the virus for which the Aspirin was given. I have seen it in an eighteen month child so the age is not in a definite range. There are still occaional rare cases of the syndrome where Aspirin was not given so the mechanism  is still unknown.

Question 7

why did all of my children have lucey-driscoll syndrome?

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Genes or Steroids: Lucey-driscoll syndrome is a hereditary form of temporary newborn jaundice. It's a recessive disorder, so if both parents are carriers it should happen in about 1/4 of their kids on average (though it could randomly be all the kids). If both parents had the disease, it should happen in all their kids. Sometimes it's passed in other ways & may even be caused by steroids passed on through breastmilk.

Question 8

is it possible for women with flat back syndrome to have children?

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Yes.: :simply discuss this issue with your ob/gyn specialists to allay your concerns!

Question 9

do people ever predict if my children will have asperger's syndrome?

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No: As a phenomenologically defined entity, and considering that no reliable universal genetic marker was identified, it is impossible to predict with any level of certainty as of now. What is possible though is the diagnostic evaluation of a kid already exhibiting behaviors.

Question 10

how typical are micropsia and alice in wonderland syndrome in children?

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No good data: This is not quite rare, but also not common. It is more often reported in children but can occur at any age. It is not a mental illness, but a physical perceptual distortion and is usually not part of a dangerous condition. It may be associated w/ migraines or tle and a neurologist might help. Try not to worry about 'craziness' - it is not that. Wish i could offer #s, but i can't.

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