Eclampsia

Eclampsia: Introduction

Any type of high blood pressure occuring during pregnancy is a type of "gestational hypertension". Preeclampsia is severe high blood pressure during pregnancy, and eclampsia is very severe pregnancy gestational hypertension leading to seizures.

Symptoms of Eclampsia

• Early symptoms:
  • See symptoms of preeclampsia - early stages are called preeclampsia
  • High blood pressure
  • Headaches
  • Edema
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 29 symptoms of Eclampsia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Eclampsia:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Fertility-related Home Testing:
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
• Male Fertility Tests
  • Home Sperm Tests
  • Sperm Count Tests
  • Sperm Motility Tests
• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Anemia Tests
  • Home Thyroid Gland Function Tests
  • Home Adrenal Gland Function Tests
  • Home Calcium Deficiency Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
• Home Anemia Diagnostic Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• more tests...»

Eclampsia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Eclampsia:

• Antepartum hemorrhage
• Liver complications (see Liver symptoms)
• Kidney complications (see Kidney symptoms)
• Jaundice
• Coma
• more complications...»

Less Common Symptoms of Eclampsia

• Loss of vision
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Eclampsia

Diagnostic Tests for Eclampsia

• Blood pressure test
• Proteinuria test
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Eclampsia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Eclampsia?

• Misdiagnosis of Eclampsia
• Failure to diagnose Eclampsia
• Hidden causes of Eclampsia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Eclampsia

Eclampsia: Self Assessment Tools

• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• Fertility -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Eclampsia: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Eclampsia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Eclampsia:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Eclampsia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Eclampsia

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There are often...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but...read more »

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It should be considered...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients. Exertional dyspnea leads to a...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children....read more »

Undiagnosed celiac disease in pregnancy harms fetus: The failure to diagnose the common but less known digestive disease celiac disease (see symptoms of celiac disease) is linked to adverse fetal outcomes. See misdiagnosis of celiac...read more »

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Eclampsia

Eclampsia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Eclampsia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Eclampsia:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Eclampsia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Eclampsia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Eclampsia

Read more about causes of Eclampsia.

More information about causes of Eclampsia:

• Eclampsia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Eclampsia as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Eclampsia

Treatments for Eclampsia

• Bed rest
• Fetal monitoring
• Emergency Caesarian delivery - in severe cases
• Hospitalization
• Intensive care
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Eclampsia

Latest Treatments for Eclampsia

• Caesarian section
• Magnesium sulfate
• Ringers lactate
• IV hydralazine
• Labetalol
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 latest treatments for Eclampsia

Videos for Eclampsia

Patient Surveys for Eclampsia

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Eclampsia
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Prognosis for Eclampsia

Prognosis for Eclampsia: Careful monitoring and management of the condition can ensure a good prognosis.

More about prognosis of Eclampsia

Reseach about Eclampsia

Visit our research pages for current research about Eclampsia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Eclampsia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Eclampsia include:

• Prospective Study in Pregnant Women With Hypercoagulopathy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Calcium for Pre-Eclampsia Prevention (CPEP) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - calcium
• Hypertensive and Normal Pregnancy--Calcium Metabolism and Renin-Angiotensin - SCOR in Hypertension - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Antioxidant Therapy to Prevent Preeclampsia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vitamin C and E
• Randomized Study of Nimodipine Versus Magnesium Sulfate in the Prevention of Eclamptic Seizures in Patients With Severe Preeclampsia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - magnesium sulfate,nimodipine
• more trials...»

See full list of 36 Clinical Trials for Eclampsia

Prevention of Eclampsia

Prevention information for Eclampsia has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Eclampsia.

• Blood pressure tests - screening for high blood pressure during pregnancy
• See prevention of Preeclampsia and treatment of Preeclampsia
• See prevention of gestational hypertension and treatment of gestational hypertension
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Eclampsia

Statistics for Eclampsia

• Medical statistics for Eclampsia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Eclampsia
• Society statistics for Eclampsia

Eclampsia: Broader Related Topics

• Hypertension
• Blood vessel conditions
• Blood conditions
• more types...»

Types of Eclampsia

Stories from Users Related to Eclampsia

• pre eclampsia / toxemia

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Article Excerpts about Eclampsia

Eclampsia is the occurrence, in a woman with preeclampsia, of seizures that cannot be attributed to other causes. Convulsions usually occur after midpregnancy, and may occur postpartum. (Source: excerpt from REPORT of the WORKING GROUP on RESEARCH on HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY: NHLBI)

Definitions of Eclampsia:

Convulsions and coma occurring in pregnant or puerperal women, associated with hypertension, edema, and proteinuria. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy - (Source - WordNet 2.1)