Its characteristic symptoms — fatigue, swelling, nausea, shortness of breath, headaches and pain in the back or shoulders — can be difficult to distinguish from more run-of-the-mill maternal complaints. [parenting.nytimes.com]

This could include physical and emotional changes such as: fatigue vaginal discharge or cramping constipation tender breasts sore nipples if you’re breastfeeding feeling blue or weepy, or mood swings problems with sleep and appetite abdominal pain or [healthline.com]

I'm not just talking about the unpleasant but garden-variety side effects like morning sickness or the fear of what pushing a giant head out of your nethers will do to your vagina. [popsugar.com]

I had been hospitalized overnight a few days prior due to severe abdominal pain. While I was at the hospital my right leg had swelled to more than twice the size of my left. [huffingtonpost.ca]

Don’t Fear The Stink! [emrap.org]

It is one of the most feared postpartum medical complications emergency physicians will encounter. Even more uncommon is the progression from seizures to intracranial hemorrhage. [emra.org]

Fear and anxiety might make it difficult to focus on what your health care provider says. Take someone along who can help you remember all the information. Write down questions to ask your health care provider. [drugs.com]

I'm not just talking about the unpleasant but garden-variety side effects like morning sickness or the fear of what pushing a giant head out of your nethers will do to your vagina. [popsugar.com]

Because the vasogenic edema typically involves the occipital lobes, approximately 40% of patients have visual symptoms, including visual hallucinations, blurred vision, and diplopia. [6], [7], [8], [9], [10] Although PRES has gained substantial recognition [sccj-sa.org]

The postpartum period was uneventful until the 6th day, when she complained of headache and scotoma. [neurologyindia.com]

Review of systems at the time of the Ob-Gyn examination was positive for headaches. The patient was uncooperative with ordered blood work and assessments. Blood pressure of the right leg was obtained at 199/97 mm Hg. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eclampsia can consist of many prodromal symptoms including headache, visual changes, right upper quadrant pain, and hypertension. [emra.org]

[…] have a warning symptom of headache. [consultant360.com]

My headaches started the day after we came home. I figured they were just spinal headaches, so I didn't worry too much. I was also extremely swollen but remembered being swollen after my first C-section, too. [huffingtonpost.ca]

Eclampsia is diagnosed clinically based on generalized tonic-clonic seizures, which are sometimes accompanied by visual disturbances, headaches, epigastric or right upper quadrant pain, and altered mental status. [exxcellence.org]

In the postoperative period within two hours of admission, second generalized tonic-clonic seizure was observed. Due to ongoing seizure, 0.1 mg/kg intravenous bolus diazepam was administered slowly. [panafrican-med-journal.com]

The patient was admitted to the emergency room, where she experienced two further generalized tonic-clonic seizures and became somnolent. Intravenous diazepine (10 mg) was administered immediately. [spandidos-publications.com]

I was having panic attacks when I would forget little things, I was crying a lot while trying to deal with the reality that I almost wasn't here anymore and I was just an overall emotional mess. [huffingtonpost.ca]

That way, you won't forget anything important that you want to ask, and you can make the most of your time with your health care provider. Below are some basic questions to ask your health care provider about postpartum preeclampsia. [drugs.com]

She was conscious and oriented with no nystagmus, ataxia, tremors, or other cerebellar signs. [sccj-sa.org]

Basilar artery thrombosis can present with progressive neurologic deficits and can result in tetra paresis, coma, or locked-in syndrome. [sccj-sa.org]

The patient underwent Cesarean-section, as presumptive diagnosis of eclampsia was made secondary to hypertension, altered mental status, hemoconcentration, and oliguria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Persistent oliguria is treated with a carefully monitored fluid challenge. Diuretics are usually not used. [merckmanuals.com]

Close maternal and fetal monitoring by a physician and nursing staff are advised during the treatment of acute-onset, severe hypertension, and judicious fluid administration is recommended even in the case of oliguria. [m.acog.org]

Autoimmune encephalitis and metabolic encephalopathies such as deranged serum glucose, sodium (including central pontine myelinolysis), uremia, or drug toxicity (e.g., cyclosporine) can also have similar progressive symptoms. [sccj-sa.org]