[Eclampsia: epidemiological aspects and management of 28 patients].
OBJECTIVE
To ascertain the characteristics, clinical features, and maternal fetal outcome in eclampsia in a tertiary referral center (Service A, CMNT).


METHODS
28 case notes were retrieved retrospectively and data was analyzed descriptively.


RESULTS
Twenty eight pregnancies complicated by eclampsia were identified. 14.8% of the women were nulliparous and 50% were primiparous. The mean age was 32.5 years. Mean gestational age at the time of seizures was 33.4 weeks' gestation. Twenty-two women had antepartum seizures (78.57%); 8 of the 22 had seizures at home. 6 women had postpartum seizures (21.42%). Headache preceded seizures in 17 cases (60%) hyperreflexia preceded seizures in 16 cases. 50% of women presented with systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 160 mmHg and 42.85% presented with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 110 mmHg. One case of maternal mortality are noted. There were 12 perinatal deaths. Three patients had intrauterine fetal deaths.


CONCLUSIONS
Eclampsia increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. She was not found to be a progression from severe preeclampsia. There is a need to develop new methods to identify this group of patients in an effort to further reduce the prevalence of this dangerous condition.
Boudaya
Fethia
F
Service A du Centre de Maternité et de Néonatologie de Tunis.
Zouaoui
Béchir
B
Ghodhbene
Ikbel
I
Ben Brahim
Foued
F
Chelli
Dalinda
D
Channoufi
Mohamed Badis
MB
Sfar
Ezzedine
E
Chelli
Héla
H
Bouchnak
Mourad
M
Maghrebi
Hayène
H
D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate