@article{9d944c00640511df9344000ea68e967b,
title = "Follow-up interviews after eclampsia",
abstract = "BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of persisting symptoms 6 months or more after eclampsia. METHODS: During a 2-year period (mid-1998 to mid-2000), 210 patients with eclampsia were included in a prospective cohort study of eclampsia in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. One hundred and twenty-three women (59%) were followed up with a structured telephone interview, 6-24 months (median 11) after their eclamptic fit. RESULTS: At the time of follow-up, 63 women (51%) had at least one persistent symptom; 2 patients had severe neurological sequels (hemiparesis and dysarthria), 11% had visual disturbances, 22% had problems concentrating or recalling phone numbers and messages, 18% reported frequent headaches and 10% had vertigo or balance problems. CONCLUSION: Although few women suffered from severe sequels, many women had persisting symptoms following eclampsia indicating a need for follow-up of these patients. A case-control study comparing the health and symptoms between women having suffered from eclampsia and women without this complication may therefore be justified.",
author = "Andersgaard, {Alice Beathe} and Andreas Herbst and Marianne Johansen and Anna Borgstr{\"o}m and Bille, {Anna Gry} and P{\aa}l {\O}ian",
note = "Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Cohort Studies; Eclampsia; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Interviews as Topic; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Scandinavia; Young Adult",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1159/000161569",
language = "English",
volume = "67",
pages = "49--52",
journal = "Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation",
issn = "0378-7346",
publisher = "S. Karger AG",
number = "1",
}