eclamptic, preeclampsia, high blood pressure, seizures, convulsions, proteinuria, albuminuria, edema, swelling, Pre-eclampsia, Action on pre-eclampsia, Fulminating pre-eclampsia, Gestosis, Pre-eclamptic toxaemia, PET, Toxaemia, Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, PIH, High blood pressure, Hypertension, Essential hypertension, Chronic hypertension, Anticonvulsants, Magnesium sulphate, Diazepam, Antihypertensives, Hydralazine, Labetalol, heparin, pre-eclampsia support group, Renal failure, Low dose aspirin, Caesarean section, Cerebral haemorrhage, Protein, Protienuria, Dic, Doppler ultrasound, Eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, hellp,pregnancy, Intrauterine growth retardation, IUGR, Small for dates, Oedema, Edema, Swelling, Fluid retention, Placenta, Placental abruption, Platelets, Pulmonary oedema, Epigastric pain, Elevated liver enzymes, Visual disturbances, Flashing lights TM Eclamptic
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eclamptic, preeclampsia, high blood pressure, seizures, convulsions, proteinuria, albuminuria, edema, swelling, Pre-eclampsia, Action on pre-eclampsia, Fulminating pre-eclampsia, Gestosis, Pre-eclamptic toxaemia, PET, Toxaemia, Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, PIH, High blood pressure, Hypertension, Essential hypertension, Chronic hypertension, Anticonvulsants, Magnesium sulphate, Diazepam, Antihypertensives, Hydralazine, Labetalol, heparin, pre-eclampsia support group, Renal failure, Low dose aspirin, Caesarean section, Cerebral haemorrhage, Protein, Protienuria, Dic, Doppler ultrasound, Eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, hellp,pregnancy, Intrauterine growth retardation, IUGR, Small for dates, Oedema, Edema, Swelling, Fluid retention, Placenta, Placental abruption, Platelets, Pulmonary oedema, Epigastric pain, Elevated liver enzymes, Visual disturbances, Flashing lightsTM

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Eclamptic means pertaining to eclampsia. Eclampsia is a rare, but serious complication of pregnancy characterized by an attack of convulsions (abnormal, severe, involuntary muscle movements) that are not caused by other conditions of the brain, such as bleeding in the brain, in a woman with moderate or severe (but not mild) preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is a severe condition that occurs in the 2nd half of pregnancy, which is characterized by a sudden onset of high blood pressure with edema (a type of swelling), and/or abnormal amounts of protein in the urine. It is called preeclampsia because it occurs before (which is what "prae" means in Latin) eclampsia. Eclamptic comes from the Greek word "ek" meaning "out," and the Greek word "lampein" meaning "to flash." Put the two words together and you get "to flash out."

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