A small colorless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potentials in myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 199...
Used for immediate control of life-threatening convulsions in the treatment of severe toxemias (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) of pregnancy and in the treatment of acute nephritis in children. Also indicated for replacement therapy in magnesium deficiency, especially in acute hypomagnesemia accompanied by signs of tetany similar to those of hypocalcemia. Also ...
Pediatric hospital, faculty of medicine, Assiut university, Assiut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt
Pediatric hospital, Assiut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ain Shams University hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
HagaZiekenhuis, The Hague, South-Holland, Netherlands
Cipto Mangunkusumo Cental National Hospital, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Kasralainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Hasan Ali Inal, Antalya, Turkey
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