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03 January 2025 : Review article  

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants and Their Impact on Intracranial Pressure in Neurosurgery

Łukasz Grabarczyk ORCID logo1ABCDEFG, Huang Wen-Tau2ABCDEF, Małgorzata Rymsza2ABCDEF, Agnieszka Stankiewicz2ABCDEF, Marta Dobrzeniecka-Al Dhaif2ABCDEF, Maciej Szewczyk ORCID logo3ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946569

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946569

Table 2 Systemic and cerebral effects of chosen muscle relaxants.

Class of drugName of drugSystemic effectsBrain effects
Depolarizing muscle relaxantsSuccinylcholine
Non-depolarizing muscle relaxantPancuronium
AtracuriumCisatracurium
Mivacurium
Pipecuronium, VecuroniumRocuronium
BP – blood pressure; CBF – cerebral blood flow; ICP – intracranial pressure; CBV – cerebral blood volume; CPP – cerebral perfusion pressure; CSFP – cerebrospinal fluid pressure.

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Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750
Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750