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Seizures caused by eclampsia

Urgent obstetric and intensive care unit consultation is mandatory for patients with eclampsia. For eclamptic seizures, the drug of choice is magnesium sulfate1.

1 For information on treating eclampsia with magnesium sulfate, see The Royal Women's Hospital clinical guideline 'Magnesium sulphate - management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy'Return
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Created: 2016. Modified: 2020. (HW Diagnostics)