title: Late postpartum eclampsia: examples and review.
abstract: Eclampsia, defined as the occurrence of seizures in pregnant women, usually in the setting of preeclampsia and in the absence of other neurologic disorders, occurs mainly before, during , or within 48 hours after delivery. When convulsions occur later postpartum, diagnosis is difficult and treatment disputed. We review the entity of late postpartum eclampsia and report 2 examples in which the serum levels of antiangiogenic and angiogenic proteins were measured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jennifer.Hirshfeld@uchospitals.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirshfeld-Cytron
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: S Ananth
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Karumanchi
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindheimer
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors