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The HELLP syndrome is more common, probably about 1 in 500 maternities, but may be as dangerous as eclampsia itself. These two major maternal crises can present unheralded by prodromal signs of pre-eclampsia. | The HELLP syndrome is more common, probably about 1 in 500 maternities, but may be as dangerous as eclampsia itself. These two major maternal crises can present unheralded by prodromal signs of pre-eclampsia. | ||
Cerebral hemorrhage is a lesion that can kill women with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. In that cerebral | Cerebral hemorrhage is a lesion that can kill women with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. In that [[cerebral hemorrhage]] is a known complication of severe [[hypertension]] in other contexts, it must be assumed that this is a major predisposing factor in this situation, although this has not been proved. Adult [[respiratory distress syndrome]] appears to have become more common, it is not known whether this is a consequence of modern methods of respiratory support rather than of the disease itself. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Complications
Eclampsia can occur after the onset of pre-eclampsia. Eclampsia, which is a more serious condition, complicates 1 in 2000 maternities in the United Kingdom and carries a maternal mortality of 1.8 per cent.[1] The HELLP syndrome is more common, probably about 1 in 500 maternities, but may be as dangerous as eclampsia itself. These two major maternal crises can present unheralded by prodromal signs of pre-eclampsia.
Cerebral hemorrhage is a lesion that can kill women with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. In that cerebral hemorrhage is a known complication of severe hypertension in other contexts, it must be assumed that this is a major predisposing factor in this situation, although this has not been proved. Adult respiratory distress syndrome appears to have become more common, it is not known whether this is a consequence of modern methods of respiratory support rather than of the disease itself.
References
- ↑ Douglas K, Redman C (1994). "Eclampsia in the United Kingdom". BMJ. 309 (6966): 1395–400. PMID 7819845.