Prefer diazepam for initial control of pre-eclampsic fits
- 25 November 1995
- Vol. 311 (7017) , 1433
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7017.1433
Abstract
EDITOR,--James P Neilson1 draws attention to data from a recent trial comparing three anticonvulsant regimens for women with eclampsia.2 He suggests that magnesium sulphate is the drug of choice, its main advantage being the lower rate of recurrent convulsions. He makes no distinction, however, between the …Keywords
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