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Doris A. Trauner, MD; James J. Stockard, MD; Lawrence Sweetman, PhD

Arch Neurol. 1977;34(2):116-118.

Abstract
• A patient with Reye syndrome was studied throughout the course of the illness with continuous EEG monitoring, and these patterns were correlated with serial determinations of serum ammonia and short-chain fatty acid concentrations. There was high correlation between degree of EEG abnormality, clinical symptoms, and elevations of the short-chain fatty acids, while serum ammonia concentrations correlated poorly with the EEG and with the clinical state.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurosciences (Drs Trauner and Stockard) and Pediatrics (Dr Sweetman), University of California at La Jolla. Dr Stockard is presently with the Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 30, 1976.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, PO Box 225, 5825 S Maryland, Chicago, IL 60637 (Dr Trauner).