Jane Williams wrote:
>
> What's that?
Generalised convulsions occurring after the 20th week of pregnancy in a
patient with underlying pre-eclampsia
(* altered mental status and coma can occur, but an altered LOC is not
part of the definition of eclampsia)
- most eclamptic convulsions are typical tonic-clonic grand mal seizures
and the convulsions usually cease spontaneously within two minutes
- the underlying pre-eclampsia is usually severe, although eclampsia can
occur in pre-eclamptic patients with only mild hypertension and minimal
edema
- eclampsia occurs between the 20th week of pregnancy and term (50% of
cases), during labour (25% of cases), and up to ~ 48 hours post-partum
(25% of cases)
- it is not known what precipitates an eclamptic convulsion and there
are no clinical or laboratory markers that can accurately predict an
eclamptic convulsion
>>And carpal tunnel oddly enough.
>
> "Oddly enough" is right! Wrist? Just like mouse-users RSI? Why on
> earth....?
I'm curious about this one too.
Regards,
Bruce