Boy was admitted to hospital in Italy and suffered four seizures . Was suffering from posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome ( PRES ) Doctors were baffled as scans ruled out all usual major causes of PRES . His teeth were black so they found he had been eating masses of liquorice . He also had a large amount of blood in his urine, which doctors said could have come from swallowing the liquorice.
Boy was admitted to hospital in Italy and suffered four seizures . Was suffering from posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome ( PRES ) Doctors were baffled as scans ruled out all usual major causes of PRES . His teeth were black so they found he had been eating masses of liquorice . Had consumed double the recommended daily amount of glycyrrhizin . Doctors now calling for safety warning to be printed on sweet packets .