Headache and seizure on postpartum day 5: Late postpartum eclampsia

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Ginzburg, Val E ^a   Wolff, Bryan ^a  

^a NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; DIAZEPAM; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OXYTOCIN; PHENYTOIN; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTPARTUM ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; TENDON REFLEX; VOMITING;

EID: 61449141159     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071446     Document Type: Article

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