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Severe complications of preeclampsia include: 1  eclampsia â potentially fatal seizures caused by high intracranial (in the head) blood pressure. 2  cerebral (brain) hemorrhage due to burst blood vessels in the brain (the main cause of maternal death) 3  retinal detachment, which may lead to blindness.  ruptured liver.
Preeclampsia is a disorder of widespread vascular endothelial malfunction and vasospasm that occurs after 20 weeks' gestation and can present as late as 4-6 weeks post partum. It is clinically defined by hypertension and proteinuria, with or without pathologic edema.