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Recent Examples of eclampsia
Kimber Holmes, 32, has hypertension and pre-eclampsia — a complication that can lead to serious organ damage or even death.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, child and teenage mothers face higher risks of eclampsia (seizures), postpartum endometritis (inflamed lining of their uterus due to infection after birth) and systemic infections than women who are 20–24 years old.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
The risk of pre-eclampsia, a dangerous hypertensive disorder that is poorly understood but remains a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide, is less than 5% among the general population of pregnant women.
—Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, child and teenage mothers face higher risks of eclampsia (seizures), postpartum endometritis (inflamed lining of their uterus due to infection after birth) and systemic infections than women who are 20–24 years old.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
The risk of pre-eclampsia, a dangerous hypertensive disorder that is poorly understood but remains a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide, is less than 5% among the general population of pregnant women.
—Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
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Listeriosis can cause symptoms of fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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High doses can cause convulsions, cardiovascular collapse, stroke or death.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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This comes nine days after Tyler Glasnow exited the first inning of a start in Houston due to back spasms that will cost him more than the minimum 15 days on the IL.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The book arrives during a spasm of interest in aliens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Golbari emphasizes that tracking timing and recurrence is especially important.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
18 May 2026
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But for the younger women, mastectomy was not superior to breast-conserving surgery in terms of overall survival or cancer recurrence.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Three weeks ago, Matt suffered a relapse.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Her therapist’s harm-reduction tactics helped at times, but the relapses kept coming.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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