Eclampsia



Eclampsia (from the Greek ἐκλάμπειν éklámpein, "to shine forth", here in the sense of "sudden occurrence") is an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by the appearance of tonic–clonic seizures (convulsions ), usually in a woman who has developed pre-eclampsia. (Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are collectively called "hypertensive disorder of pregnancy " and "toxemia of pregnancy ".)

Eclampsia includes convulsions and coma that happen during pregnancy but are not due to pre-existing or organic brain disorders.