| APSF | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| ICP | Intracranial Pressure |
| MAP | Mean Arterial Pressure |
| MD | Mean Difference |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| MgSO4 | Magnesium Sulfate |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-D-Aspartate |
| PICOS | Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Study Design |
| PONV | Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting |
| POCD | Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RoB | Risk of Bias |
| S100B | S100 Calcium-Binding Protein B |
| SMD | Standardized Mean Difference |
| TIVA | Total Intravenous Anesthesia |