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Síndrome de Reye - Treatment

Tratamiento:

No hay ningún tratamiento específico para esta afección. El médico vigilará la presión intracerebral, la gasometría arterial y el equilibrio ácido-básico (pH) de la sangre.

Los tratamientos pueden ser:

Soporte respiratorio (se puede necesitar un respirador durante un coma profundo)
Líquidos por vía intravenosa para suministrar electrolitos y glucosa
Esteroides para reducir la inflamación en el cerebro

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico de una persona depende de la severidad del coma al igual que de otros factores.

El pronóstico para aquellos que sobreviven a un episodio agudo puede ser bueno.

Complicaciones:

Coma
Daño cerebral permanente
Crisis epilépticas

Sin tratamiento, las crisis epilépticas y el coma pueden ser potencialmente mortales.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Acuda a la sala de emergencias o llame al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en los Estados Unidos) inmediatamente si su hijo presenta confusión, letargo u otros cambios mentales.

Órganos del sistema digestivo

Reviewed last on: 7/26/2010
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Ferri FF. Reye’s syndrome. In: Ferri FF, ed. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2011. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:section 1.

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Michaels MG. Reye syndrome. In: Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone; 2003:chap 50.

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