Eclampsia in Southern Alberta: is there a role for seizure prophylaxis in all women with gestational hypertension?
Seizure prophylaxis for all the women with GHTN, from the time of diagnosis through 24 hours postpartum, may have been able to prevent as many as 53% of eclamptic episodes. Three hundred and seven women with GTHN would have to receive seizure prophylaxis to prevent one seizure.
Leptomycin B is the first low molecular weight inhibitor of nuclear export to be identified. Although it cannot be used therapeutically, it should serve as a valuable tool for dissecting nuclear export pathways.