Preliminary Report on the Effect of Ketamine in Patients with Central Pain
This preliminary open prospective study reports on the effect of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor noncompetitive antagonist, in five patients suffering from central poststroke pain (CPSP). Patients were evaluated at rest on a visual analogue scale (VAS) graded from 0 to 10. Pain mea...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Pain Research and Management |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/523784 |