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Eclampsia

Signs & Symptoms

 Lower extremity edema
Ref: Beckman [ 476]
Peripheral edema
Ref: Beckman [ 476]
Brain edema
Ref: Beckman [ 476]
Edema
Note: Althogh some degree pf edema is common in normal pregnancy
Ref: Beckman [ 476]

Physical Examination

 Hypertension
Ref: Uptodate [ Eclampsia]
Puffy face
Note: due to Edema
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis] Beckman [ 482]
Generalized hyperreflexia
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]

Lab / Serology

 Abnormal liver function tests
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis] Beckman [ 477]
Abnormal liver function tests #HELLP_syndrome
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis] Beckman [ 477]
Elevated Alanine aminotransferase
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis] Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis] Beckman [ 476] Beckman [ 477]

Imagin Study

 Patchy T2 FLAIR hyperintensity in the adjacent gray matter of the parietal lobes
Ref: Uptodate [ Eclampsia]
Patchy T2 FLAIR hyperintensity in the subcortical white matter of the occipital lobes
Ref: Uptodate [ Eclampsia]
Patchy T2 FLAIR hyperintensity in the subcortical white matter of the parietal lobes
Ref: Uptodate [ Eclampsia]

Complication

 Hemoconcentration
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]
Stroke
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]

Risk Factors

 Obesity
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]
Age lower than 18
Ref: Uptodate [ Eclampsia] Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]
Black ethnicity
Ref: Uptodate [ Preeclampsia: Clinical features and diagnosis]

Cause

Other