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Prognosis of Reye's Syndrome
Recovery from Reye's Syndrome (RS) is directly related to the severity of the swelling of the brain. Some people recover completely, while others may sustain varying degrees of brain damage.
Those cases in which the disorder progresses rapidly and the patient lapses into a coma have a poorer prognosis than those with a less severe course.
Statistics indicate that when Reye's syndrome is diagnosed and treated in its early stages, chances of recovery are excellent. When diagnosis and treatment are delayed, the chances for successful recovery and survival are severely reduced. Unless Reye's syndrome is diagnosed and treated successfully, death is common, often within a few days.
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References:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
February 2007
www.ninds.nih.gov
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