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 ...
Faculty of medicine Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Marwa Ibrahim Mohamed Abdo, Mansoura, Egypt
Loma linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, United States
rehab Abd Elaziz, Alexandria, Egypt
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt
Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim, Cairo, Egypt
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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