What is the initial effect of a paralyzing dose of succinylcholine on muscles?

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Published
29 Jul 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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Succinylcholine, when administered in a paralyzing dose, first causes muscle fasciculations, which are brief, involuntary muscle twitches, before inducing paralysis.

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