eclampsia

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Recent Examples of eclampsia Interestingly, breakthroughs in women’s healthcare, like the recent discovery about pre-eclampsia, have revealed how conditions traditionally thought to affect women can be linked to factors involving men’s health as well. Britney Porter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Experts say there appear to be several risk factors, including pregnancies involving twins or other multiples, a maternal age of 35 or older and high blood pressure, including pre-eclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication characterized by elevated blood pressure. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 Hodson said Hughes had been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia late in her pregnancy but was otherwise healthy. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 In some instances, preeclampsia can lead to severe complications, including eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for eclampsia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
  • Those younger than a year old can develop apnea (potentially deadly pauses in breathing), pneumonia, convulsions and encephalopathy (brain disease).
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
  • With the more serious form of Listeria, symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Texas Rangers are looking to close out their series with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday with their third straight win, but will do so without third baseman Josh Jung, who is headed to the 10-day injury list with neck spasms.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Other symptoms may include dizziness, neck muscle spasms, and, in rare cases, numbness or weakness in the limbs.3 When an infection or allergy is the cause, a stiff neck and sore throat are often accompanied by other symptoms.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Research finds that those who exercised before and after a breast cancer diagnosis had better survival rates and lowered risk of recurrence.
    Diana Kelly Levey, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But that 2-0 lead evaporated in a recurrence of the B’s second period blues.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Since then, the 20-year-old’s appearances have been managed by new boss Flick to ensure that his return did not put him at risk of a possible relapse.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Monitor Early Warning Signs of Burnout Burnout relapse doesn’t happen overnight.
    Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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