Oral Ketamine for the Treatment of Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome |
| |
| Authors: | Vicente L. Villanueva-Perez,MD, German Cerdá -Olmedo,MD, Juan Marcos Asensio Samper,MD, Ana Mí nguez,MD, Vicente Monsalve,PhD, Maria Jose Bayona,RN, Jose A. De André s,MD,PhD |
| |
| Affiliation: | Multidisciplinary Pain Management Department;;Anesthesia Department;;Anesthesia Critical Care, Valencia University General Hospital, Multidisciplinary Pain Management Department, Valencia, Spain |
| |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| |
| Keywords: | ketamine neuropathic pain |
|
|
