puerperal eclampsia


eclampsia

 [e-klamp´se-ah] in pregnant women, the convulsive stage of preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome; the convulsions are not attributable to other cerebral conditions such as epilepsy. It is a potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by hypertension, generalized edema, and proteinuria. Preeclampsia is a less severe, nonconvulsive form of the disorder. adj., adj eclamp´tic.puerperal eclampsia that occurring after or during childbirth.uremic eclampsia eclampsia due to uremia.

pu·er·per·al ec·lamp·si·a

convulsions and coma associated with hypertension, edema, or proteinuria occurring in a woman following delivery.

pu·er·per·al ec·lamp·sia

(pyū-er'pĕr-ăl ĕ-klamp'sē-ă) Convulsions and coma associated with hypertension, edema, or proteinuria occurring in a woman after delivery of a child.