Management of autonomic hyperreflexia with magnesium sulfate during labor in a woman with spinal cord injury

T Maehama; H Izena; K Kanazawa

doi:10.1067/mob.2000.104230

Management of autonomic hyperreflexia with magnesium sulfate during labor in a woman with spinal cord injury

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Aug;183(2):492-3. doi: 10.1067/mob.2000.104230.

Authors

T Maehama¹, H Izena, K Kanazawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.

PMID: 10942492
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.104230

Abstract

Autonomic hyperreflexia, one of the gravest complications of delivery among women with spinal cord injury, has been treated with spinal or epidural anesthesia but not always successfully. We discovered dramatically beneficial effects of magnesium sulfate on autonomic hyperreflexia during labor in a patient with spinal cord injury at a high level.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Autonomic Dysreflexia / drug therapy*
Autonomic Dysreflexia / etiology
Female
Humans
Labor, Obstetric*
Magnesium Sulfate / therapeutic use*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
Pregnancy Complications / etiology
Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*

Substances

Magnesium Sulfate