Oral ketamine for the treatment of type I complex regional pain syndrome.

Abstract

Ketamine has been shown to be effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain. We present a case of severe complex regional pain syndrome type 1 that was treated with oral ketamine. The response and tolerability of this preparation suggest that further study is warranted.

• Authors: Vicente L Villanueva-Perez, German Cerdá-Olmedo, Juan Marcos Asensio Samper, Ana Mínguez, Vicente Monsalve, Maria Jose Bayona, Jose A De Andrés
• Journal: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (Pain Pract) Vol. 7 Issue 1 Pg. 39-43 (Mar 2007) ISSN: 1533-2500 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 17305678 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Analgesics
• Ketamine

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Adult
• Analgesics (therapeutic use)
• Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Ketamine (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Nerve Compression Syndromes (physiopathology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Ulnar Nerve