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Why is magnesium sulfate used for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia?

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Why is magnesium sulfate used for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia?

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This drug typically is used in obstetrics to prevent severe pre-eclampsia from becoming eclampsia (life-threatening convulsions). It also is used to stop the convulsions of eclampsia. In the United States, it has been used to treat severe pre-eclampsia for 60 years (Lancet, 1997, Vol. 350, p. 1491) and is FDA-approved for this purpose.