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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2012
Case ReportsThe effect of magnesium sulfate on uncontrollable contractions in a tetanus case.
- Ismail Kati, Ugur Goktas, Eren Cagan, Abdulmenap Guzel, and Serap Bartin.
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Apr 1;28(4):366-7.
AbstractTetanus is a rare disease caused by the exotoxins of Clostridium tetani. Higher mortality rates have been reported among the elderly and in the newborn. In this report of a tetanus case, the treatment and prognosis of contractions resistant to diazepam, midazolam, and atracurium infusion has been evaluated.
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