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MDElliottMD (talk | contribs) Cross-reference: link the first '''neuromuscular blocking agents''' mention to Category:Neuromuscular blockers. Existing prose already extensively distinguishes the two classes; only the link itself was missing. Em-dashes preserved verbatim (page predates strict em-dash sweep). |
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The term "muscle relaxant" covers two quite different kinds of medicine, united only by name and by the broad effect of reducing muscle activity. The first are the '''neuromuscular blocking agents''', which paralyse skeletal muscle and are used to hold a patient still during surgery. The second are the '''skeletal muscle relaxants''' proper — the medicines prescribed for muscle spasm and spasticity, taken by mouth and used outside the operating room. The two classes act in different places, by different mechanisms, and for different purposes; this page treats their histories in turn. | The term "muscle relaxant" covers two quite different kinds of medicine, united only by name and by the broad effect of reducing muscle activity. The first are the '''[[:Category:Neuromuscular blockers|neuromuscular blocking agents]]''', which paralyse skeletal muscle and are used to hold a patient still during surgery. The second are the '''skeletal muscle relaxants''' proper — the medicines prescribed for muscle spasm and spasticity, taken by mouth and used outside the operating room. The two classes act in different places, by different mechanisms, and for different purposes; this page treats their histories in turn. | ||
== Curare and the neuromuscular blocking agents == | == Curare and the neuromuscular blocking agents == | ||