| ACL | Anterior cruciate ligament |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BW | Birth weight |
| CAT | Chronic anticonvulsant therapy |
| CP | Cerebral palsy |
| CYP 3A4 | Cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| FET | Fisher’s exact test |
| FT | Full-term |
| GA | Gestational age |
| GMFCS | Gross motor function classification system |
| HIE | Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IRB | Institutional review board |
| IVH | Intraventricular hemorrhage |
| KW | Kruskal Wallis |
| Lb2 | Laminin beta 2 |
| LBW | Low birth weight |
| Mg | Magnesium |
| MWU | Mann Whitney U |
| nAChR | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| NBW | Normal birth weight |
| NMBA | Neuromuscular blocking agent |
| NMJ | Neuromuscular junction |
| PT | Pre-term |
| ROC | Rocuronium bromide |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| Tri | Triglycerides |
| TWA | Two way ANOVA |