eclampsia

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Recent Examples of eclampsia Bowie’s autopsy said that some of the potential factors in her death included complications from respiratory distress and eclampsia, a severe form of preeclampsia. — Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026 After numerous bumps along the way while pregnant, including developing a subchorionic haemorrhage and pre-eclampsia, doctors recommended Maddicyn terminate her pregnancy. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 The cast and crew are shooting the season-two finale’s big trauma scene, an emergency C-section performed on a woman with no history of prenatal care who has spiraled into eclampsia. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Midwives generally recommend hospital births for high-risk patients, such as those carrying twins, those with pre-eclampsia, or when a baby is breech (head up instead of down). — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eclampsia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
  • Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.
    — Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In 2022, Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare, debilitating progressive neurological disorder that causes muscle rigidity and spasms so violent Dion broke ribs.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After Tua Tagovailoa had back spasms in Thursday’s practice, Rush had little opportunity to get reps with the starters and to be ready for the game on short notice.
    — Rod Beard, AJC.com, 13 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Since then, her care team hasn’t found any evidence of recurrence, nor any negative side effects from the bacteriophage therapy.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Exercise and nutrition interventions reduce downstream costs related to deconditioning, metabolic disease, and hospitalizations, not to mention progression or recurrence of disease.
    — Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • People in recovery described specific ads and videos triggering relapse.
    — Jessica Scheer, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some improved dramatically in just a few days, while others required longer courses to cure their infection and avoid relapse.
    — Amy J. Mathers, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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