Edema of the brain and increased intracranial pressure that occurs in children and is related to aspirin intake is a condition called:

A) Lou Gehrig disease.
B) Tay-Sachs disease.
C) Reye syndrome.
D) sundowning.


C
Explanation: A) Lou Gehrig disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
B) Tay-Sachs disease is a degenerative disorder that is inherited.
C) Correct.
D) Sundowning is agitation in Alzheimer patients at sundown.

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