Some Notes on the Pathology and Theories of the Aetiology of Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia

Abstract

From a Dissertation delivered to the Royal Medical Society

Eclampsia and its precursor, pre-eclampsia, is an interesting and puzzling disease: for decades past, a great deal of study has been devoted to it, and yet its cause is still uncertain. This article attempts to summarise the features of the disease, together with some of the theories that have been submitted as to its aetiology.