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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2009 Feb 10;40(4):1169–1175. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.527788

Table 3.

Anticonvulsant Activity of Magnesium Sulfate.

Cellular Target Mode of Action Possible Mechanism
Neurons Increased Seizure Threshold N-Methyl-d-Aspartate (NMDA)
Receptor Antagonism

Decreased Effect of Glutamate,
Limiting Massive Neuronal
Depolarization