TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypertensive Disorders A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary A1 - Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 - Bloom, Steven L. A1 - Dashe, Jodi S. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Casey, Brian M. A1 - Spong, Catherine Y. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Williams Obstetrics, 25e AB - An eclamptic convulsion sometimes occurs without warning, “like a bolt from a clear sky”, in women who are apparently in perfect health. In the majority of cases, however, the outbreak is preceded for a longer or shorter period by premonitory symptoms indicative of toxemia of pregnancy, among the more common being oedema, headache, epigastric pain, and possibly disturbances of vision.—J. Whitridge Williams (1903) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160783611 ER -