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Recent Examples of eclampsia
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.
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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
As fate would have it, once healed she was next hired by a foundation that worked to raise awareness about pre-eclampsia.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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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
As fate would have it, once healed she was next hired by a foundation that worked to raise awareness about pre-eclampsia.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
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But her vitals are strong and there’s startling force in her unpredictable convulsions and bone-chilling noises.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The country, meanwhile, was experiencing a series of convulsions.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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These are caused by uncontrolled spasms of the vocal cords, which affect the ability to produce a consistent sound.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Triple-A depth is starting to get healthy, too, with right-hander Corbin Martin coming off the IL on Sunday after dealing with back spasms and getting into Tuesday’s game, while right-hander Collin Snider (arm fatigue) is expected to pitch for Iowa in the next day or two.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Despite the return to normalcy, the Cubs announced several new policy changes to avoid a recurrence of the opening-day riot.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Surgical removal, for instance, has recurrence rates between 45 percent to 100 percent.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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This is particularly important because meta-analyses of early intervention initiatives across the world have observed significant reductions in relapse rates and psychiatric hospital admissions.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The double blockade actually creates a pretty tenuous situation because every interdiction, every warning shot, every seizure of vessels, could become a trigger for a wider relapse into conflict.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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