Preeclampsia and eclampsia were first documented by Hippocrates around 400 BC. He believed that a headache associated with a seizure in pregnancy was considered bad. This was the first documented case where it was considered to be a complication to a mother’s pregnancy. Early treatment for Preeclampsia and eclampsia was to bring the body’s fluid status back to normal. They tried to achieve this through altered diets, purging and blood-letting.
It was not until 1739 that doctors and scientists discovered that there was a difference in the seizures of eclampsia to that of epilepsy. They came to this conclusion documenting that the eclamptic seizure was acute and would resolve once the pregnancy was over.
Preeclampsia is the onset of hypertension
It was not until 1739 that doctors and scientists discovered that there was a difference in the seizures of eclampsia to that of epilepsy. They came to this conclusion documenting that the eclamptic seizure was acute and would resolve once the pregnancy was over.
Preeclampsia is the onset of hypertension