Answer:
Reye's syndrome mainly affects 2 organs: Brain and Liver.
Its causative agent is not known and is most frequently observed in children between 4 and 12 years of age. Some with a previous history of chickenpox (Children between 4 and 9 years old) and others with a history of influenza (10 to 12 years old).
The diagnostic procedures to control and manage it are:
- Skull CT
- Biochemical Analysis of the blood
- Liver biopsy
- Liver function tests
- Serial ammonia test
- Spinal position
