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Presentation and Outcome of Eclampsia at a Tertiary Center in South East Nigeria – A 6-Year Review

Ahizechukwu Chigoziem Eke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ifeanyichukwu Uzoma Ezebialu Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
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Charles Okafor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Pages 125-132 | Published online: 21 Dec 2010

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Abduro Godana, Dula Dessalegn, Fuad Adem & Dumessa Edessa. (2021) Treatment Outcomes and Determinants of Eclampsia and Severe Preeclampsia Among Pregnant Women Admitted to Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ethiopia: A Cohort Study. International Journal of Women's Health 13, pages 781-791.
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Atsumi Hirose, Oluwatoyin Owolabi, Mari Imamura, Friday Okonofua & Julia Hussein. (2017) Systematic review of obstetric care from a women-centered perspective in Nigeria since 2000. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 136:1, pages 13-18.
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Julia Hussein, Atsumi Hirose, Oluwatoyin Owolabi, Mari Imamura, Lovney Kanguru & Friday Okonofua. (2016) Maternal death and obstetric care audits in Nigeria: a systematic review of barriers and enabling factors in the provision of emergency care. Reproductive Health 13:1.
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Sada Danmusa, Francine Coeytaux, Jennifer Potts & Elisa Wells. (2016) Scale-up of magnesium sulfate for treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Nigeria. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 134:3, pages 233-236.
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Adam Morton. (2016) Imitators of preeclampsia: A review. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health 6:1, pages 1-9.
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Yifru Berhan & Asres Berhan. (2015) Should magnesium sulfate be administered to women with mild pre-eclampsia? A systematic review of published reports on eclampsia. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 41:6, pages 831-842.
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Jamilu Tukur, Babatunde Ahonsi, Salisu Mohammed Ishaku, Idowu Araoyinbo, Ekechi Okereke & Ayodeji Oginni Babatunde. (2012) Maternal and Fetal Outcomes After Introduction of Magnesium Sulphate for Treatment of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia in Selected Secondary Facilities: A Low-Cost Intervention. Maternal and Child Health Journal 17:7, pages 1191-1198.
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Naama Steiner, Adi Y. Weintraub, Yaki Madi, Leonid Barski & Eyal Sheiner. (2013) The unfavorable slope from mild preeclampsia through severe preeclampsia, to eclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health 3:2, pages 146-150.
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Karen L. Wilson & James M. Alexander. (2013) Seizures and Intracranial Hemorrhage. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America 40:1, pages 103-120.
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Salisu Ishaku, Babatunde Ahonsi, Jamilu Tukur & Oginni Ayodeji. (2013) Attrition from care after the critical phase of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: Insights from an intervention with magnesium sulphate in a primary care setting in northern Nigeria. Health 05:09, pages 1461-1466.
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Baha M. Sibai. (2011) Disparity in the Rate of Eclampsia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome From Eclampsia. Obstetrics & Gynecology 118:5, pages 976-977.
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