[i]Many formerly preeclamptic women report difficulties with memory or word choice postpartum, but so do many women with normal pregnancy courses. The unanswered question: what is the likelihood that preeclampsia causes brain changes independent of pregnancy itself? If there are preeclampsia-specific changes, can those be separated from the trauma of a medical crisis? [/i]

http://preeclampsia.org/component/lyftenbloggie/2012/04/03/126-could-preeclampsia-affect-your-brain