Late postpartum eclampsia: A common presentation of an uncommon diagnosis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-390

  Martin, Joy ^a,c   Sidman, Robert ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eclampsia; Headache; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CODEINE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECLAMPSIA; EDEMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATE POSTPARTUM ECLAMPSIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PUERPERAL DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0344844557     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00240-3     Document Type: Article

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