If reye's syndrome is not treated adequately?

Reye's syndrome is an emergency illness chiefly affecting children and teenagers. It almost always follows a viral illness such as a cold, the flu, or chicken pox. Reye's syndrome may affect all the...

The death rate from the disease used to be as high as 50-60%. Better, faster methods of diagnosis have allowed earlier identification of the disorder, allowing the death rate to drop to 30-35%.

Grade II: Child is confused, delirious, combative, with overly-active reflexes, breathing quickly.

yes, but not often.

Grade V: Child is in a deep coma, pupils are fixed and dilated (abnormally enlarged, do not constrict when exposed to light), no normal reflexes, alternates between decerebrate posture and completely...