SELECT 
  category_id, 
  parent_id 
FROM 
  cscart_categories 
WHERE 
  parent_id IN(
    18334, 18335, 18336, 18337, 18338, 18339, 
    18340, 18341, 18344, 18345, 18346
  ) 
  AND category_id != 1

Query time 0.00006

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "nested_loop": [
      {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "cscart_categories",
          "access_type": "range",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "parent", "p_category_id"],
          "key": "parent",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["parent_id"],
          "rows": 12,
          "filtered": 100,
          "index_condition": "cscart_categories.parent_id in (18334,18335,18336,18337,18338,18339,18340,18341,18344,18345,18346)",
          "attached_condition": "cscart_categories.category_id <> 1"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}