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pre-eclampsia

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Right Facioparesis Secondary to Bell's Palsy in a Pregnant Woman with Pre-Eclampsia

Chiamaka Mercy Mgbemele, Daniel Ebubechi Obasi, Daniel Oyedemi, Irene Adjoa Anderson & Uchechukwu Bethel Abioke · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Bell's palsy is becoming more common in women and is frequently associated with pregnancy. Charles Bell was the first to define it in the 19th century as facial muscular paralysis brought on by an unidentified cause which predisposes people to physical, social, and ps...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11162

Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelet (HELLP) Syndrome: A Dreaded Complication of Pre-eclampsia in a Young Nigerian Woman

Callistus Obinna Elegbua, Surajdeen Tunde Afolayan, Harold Yiralee Doneh, Bernard B. Akpu, Promise Onyeka Ubanatu, Angela Adaku Elegbua, Wofai Ubi & Oiseremen Samuel Ovbiagele · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

HELLP Syndrome is a fatal rare pregnancy-related syndrome characterised by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count; occurring in 0.5-0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10-20% of pregnancies with severe pre-eclampsia. HELLP Syndrome is a complication of severe pre-ecl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71055

Study of Antioxidants Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid level in Pre-eclampsia and Normotensive Pregnant Women Attending the Antenatal Department of a Rural Hospital in Imo State South East Nigeria

C. J. J. Nnamdi, E. C. O. Izuchukwu, I. S. Nwaisaac, S. C. Okeke, F. U. Ukodei, E. C. Ahams, R. I. Uzoma, O. G Iwuagwu & A. A. Ezinwa · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Deficiencies of nutrition are common during pregnancy especially in developing countries. Pregnant women in developing countries have been reported to consume diets that are low in minerals and vitamins. Inadequate dietary intake during pregnancy might be a high risk...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1130400