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Eclampsia
Eclampsia Ec*lamp"si*a, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a shining forth,
fr. ? to shine forth; ? out + ? to shine.] (Med.)
A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of
epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.
Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive
affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to
infantile convulsions.
Meaning of Eclampsia from wikipedia
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Eclampsia is the
onset of
seizures (convulsions) in a
woman with pre-
eclampsia. Pre-
eclampsia is a
hypertensive disorder of
pregnancy that
presents with...
- Pre-
eclampsia is a multi-system
disorder specific to pregnancy,
characterized by the
onset of high
blood pressure and
often a
significant amount of protein...
- High
Blood Pressure in Pregnancy:
Chronic hypertension; Preeclampsia-
eclampsia;
Preeclampsia superimposed on
chronic hypertension;
Gestational hypertension...
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cause is unknown. The
condition occurs in ****ociation with pre-
eclampsia or
eclampsia.
Other risk
factors include previously having the
syndrome and a...
- used to
treat and
prevent low
blood magnesium and
seizures in
women with
eclampsia. It is also used in the
treatment of
torsades de pointes,
severe asthma...
- (Marburg variant)
multiple sclerosis.
Fulminant colitis Fulminant pre-
eclampsia Fulminant meningitis Purpura fulminans Fulminant hepatic venous thrombosis...
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severe infections,
certain medications, some
autoimmune diseases, and pre-
eclampsia. The
diagnosis is
usually made by a
brain scan (MRI) on
which areas of...
- in
medical literature.[citation needed] See ****P syndrome, Pre-
eclampsia, and
Eclampsia Hemolytic disease of the
newborn is an
autoimmune disease resulting...
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complications during pregnancy. The
potentially fatal complication pre-
eclampsia was
observed to
occur less in
women who
regularly engaged in fellatio...
- formulations. They are used to
treat magnesium deficiency, low
blood magnesium,
eclampsia, and
several other conditions.
Magnesium is an
essential nutrient. Usually...