Oral ketamine for the treatment of type I complex regional pain syndrome.
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.
Villanueva-Perez
Vicente L
VL
Valencia University General Hospital, Multidisciplinary Pain Menagement Department, Valencia, Spain. vilanueva_vic@gva.es
Cerdá-Olmedo
German
G
Samper
Juan Marcos Asensio
JM
Mínguez
Ana
A
Monsalve
Vicente
V
Bayona
Maria Jose
MJ
De Andrés
Jose A
JA
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve
D000700:Analgesics; D007649:Ketamine