Reye's syndrome

/ˌreɪz ˌsɪnˈdroʊm/

Definitions of Reye's syndrome

1. noun

   acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver
   type of:

   brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

   any disorder or disease of the brain

   syndrome

   a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease