Re: muscle relaxers for pre eclampsia to prevent siezures

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was sent home on muscle relaxers to prevent the siezures. Is this common practice?

Dear Elizabeth

Mag Sulp is undoubtably the drug of choice for a patient who is either eclamptic or thought to be imminently eclamptic. This has been established by properly conducted randomised controlled studies (RCTs). The role of Mag Sulp in preventing seizures is less well established but there are reasonably sized RCTs saying it is efficacious. The Magpie study just getting underway in the UK is setting out to finally answer this. There are no other established preventative therapies that I know. I'm not sure what medicines you mean by "muscle relaxers". Perhaps the doctors involved have new data to support their approach?

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Ross welch

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Ross Welch
Consultant in Fetomaternal medicine
Duchess of Westminster Wing
Arrowe Park Hospital
Upton, Wirral.
UK

Current president International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society.






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