Ketamine hydrochloride in the treatment of phantom limb pain.
Three cases are described in which phantom limb pain was successfully treated with ketamine hydrochloride. Possible mechanisms for this observation are suggested.
Stannard
Catherine F
CF
Department of Anaesthetics, Addenbrookes Hospital, CambridgeUK Department of Anaesthetics, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, NorwichUK.
Porter
Gwenda E
GE
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001132:Arm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007649:Ketamine