IL-6-induced pathophysiology during pre-eclampsia: potential therapeutic role for magnesium sulfate?
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Role of magnesium sulfate in seizure prevention in patients with eclampsia and pre-eclampsia.
Eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality. The prevention of seizure activity in pre-eclampsia and recurrent seizures in eclamptic patients is an essential aspect of management. Many drugs with anticonvulsant properties have been used to treat patients with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Magnesium sulfate is a significantly better drug than either diazepam or phenytoin for preventing rec...
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In India meternal mortality in cases of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia continues to be high.[2]Management of these cases has always been a controversial subject. It has many aspects like control of convulsions, hypertension and obstetric management. Magnesium sulfate (MgS04) is one of the agents used as anticonvulsant all over the world. No maternal mortality has been reported by Pritchard ...
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Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are hypertensive disorders of pregnancy that cause significant morbidity and mortality in the fetus and mother both in the developed and developing countries.[1] In Nigeria, they are listed as one of the top three causes of maternal mortality.[2-8] Ultimately, the only cure for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia is delivery of the baby. However, maternal and perinatal dea...
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OBJECTIVE To review the available evidence regarding efficacy, benefits, and risks of magnesium sulfate seizure prophylaxis in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia. DATA SOURCES The English-language literature in MEDLINE was searched from 1966 through February 1998 using the terms "magnesium sulfate," "seizure," "preeclampsia," "eclampsia," and "hypertension in pregnancy." Reviews of bibliogr...
متن کاملAn integrative review of the side effects related to the use of magnesium sulfate for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management
BACKGROUND Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia is one of the most common causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries. Magnesium sulfate is the drug of choice for prevention of seizures as part of comprehensive management of the disease. Despite the compelling evidence for the effectiveness of magnesium sulfate, concern has been expressed about its safety and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Interferon, Cytokine and Mediator Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1179-139X
DOI: 10.2147/ijicmr.s16320