Successful Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia with Oral Ketamine
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Clinical Journal of Pain
- Vol. 10 (3) , 240-242
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002508-199409000-00011
Abstract
To demonstrate the possibilities of the use of oral ketamine in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. A pain clinic in a university hospital. A patient with postherpetic neuralgia of the ophthalmic nerve. Subcutaneous and later oral ketamine after classical treatment had failed. A complete recovery was accomplished without any sign of side effects. Oral ketamine may provide an alternative in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. The possible mechanism of action by its N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) blocking properties is discussed.Keywords
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