Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA

*Nemala Kalyani, B. Sravani, K. Sravanthi and D. R. Brahma Reddy

Abstract

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are two hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, considered major causes of maternal and perinatal death world wide. Its exact etiology is unknown. Eclampsia occurs in 10% of all pregnancy. Eclampsia is the onset of seizures in a woman with preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a multisystemic disease characterized by the development of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation, with the presence of proteinuria or, in its absence, of signs or symptoms indicative of target organ injury. scientific contributions have shaped current practice trends. This review is to describe the most recommended pharmacological treatment for pre-eclampsia-Eclampsia in pregnant women during the gestational and anti partum period.

Keywords: Pregnancy, etiology, hypertension, proteinuria, clinical features, pharmacological treatment.