Eclampsia in the 21st century

MF Bartal, BM Sibai - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2022 - Elsevier
The reported incidence of eclampsia is 1.6 to 10 per 10,000 deliveries in developed
countries, whereas it is 50 to 151 per 10,000 deliveries in developing countries. In addition …

Diagnosis, prevention, and management of eclampsia

BM Sibai - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The pathogenesis of eclamptic convulsions remains unknown. Cerebral imaging suggests
that cerebral abnormalities in eclampsia (mostly vasogenic edema) are similar to those …

Diagnosis and management of atypical preeclampsia-eclampsia

BM Sibai, CL Stella - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2009 - Elsevier
Preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets syndrome
are major obstetric disorders that are associated with substantial maternal and perinatal …

Etiology and management of postpartum hypertension-preeclampsia

BM Sibai - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2012 - Elsevier
Postpartum hypertension can be related to persistence of gestational hypertension,
preeclampsia, or preexisting chronic hypertension, or it could develop de novo postpartum …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in 46 of 47 patients with eclampsia

J Brewer, MY Owens, K Wallace, AA Reeves… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the concurrence of posterior reversible
encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with eclampsia and to describe the obstetric …

Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia

L Duley, DJ Henderson‐Smart… - Cochrane Database …, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Eclampsia, the occurrence of a seizure in association with pre‐eclampsia,
remains a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. A number of different anticonvulsants …

Magnesium sulfate prophylaxis in preeclampsia: Lessons learned from recent trials

BM Sibai - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2004 - Elsevier
In the US, the routine use of magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis in women with
preeclampsia is an ingrained obstetric practice. During the past decade, several …

Magnesium sulphate versus phenytoin for eclampsia

L Duley, DJ Henderson‐Smart… - Cochrane Database of …, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Eclampsia, the occurrence of a seizure in association with pre‐eclampsia,
remains a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. A number of different anticonvulsants …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: a seven year experience of a tertiary care center

G Yücesoy, S Özkan, H Bodur, T Tan… - Archives of gynecology …, 2005 - Springer
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors, prevalance,
epidemiological parameters and maternal-perinatal outcome in pregnant women with …

Late postpartum eclampsia: a preventable disease?

MC Chames, JC Livingston, TS Ivester… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a shift in the timing of
eclampsia in relation to delivery and whether traditional symptoms precede impending …