Obstetrics & gynaecology · UKMLA & AKT
Eclampsia
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Eclampsia - one or more generalised tonic-clonic seizures superimposed on pre-eclampsia
- Seizures: ~60% antepartum, 20% intrapartum, 20% postnatal (most within 48 hours, up to 4 weeks after delivery)
20% of eclamptic seizures occur postnatally - warn all women with pre-eclampsia to seek emergency review if headache, visual changes, or epigastric pain develop within 4 weeks of delivery.
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