Computerized tomography in Reye's syndrome: evidence for pathological cerebral vasodilatation.
The authors present two children with Reye's syndrome who were studied with serial computerized tomographic (CT) scanning. Scans performed with contrast enhancement during the acute phase of this disease showed evidence of pathological cerebral vasodilatation. The possible mechanism for this vasodilatation and the increased intracranial pressure (ICP) seen in Reye's syndrome are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014508:Urea / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008353:Mannitol; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014508:Urea