Original article
English
Mustafa Gawass
JMJ Vol. 2. No.1 [March] 2002: 65-71
Abstract
Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The path physiology of eclampsia is poorly understood but is though to be due to a disturbance in cerebral auto regulation resulting in vasospasm leading to hypoxia, oedema and poor cerebral perfusion. The lack of a full understanding of the aetiology of eclamptic seizures has resulted in considerable disagreement with regard to the ideal anti-convulsant for the prevention and control of these seizures.
Keywords: Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, cerebral auto-regulation, and cerebral perfusion
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