Treatment of central post-stroke pain with oral ketamine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Case report of 68 year old female with central post-stroke pain successfully treated with oral ketamine. The patient's pain was refractory to conventional pain treatments and she had persistent right hemi-body neuropathic pain with allodynia and hyperalgesia. An intravenous ketamine trial, followed by oral ketamine with titration to 50mg three times a day was beneficial in decreasing allodynia and hyperalgesia, as well as improving functional capabilities. Known side effects including dysphoria, hallucinations, and paranoid feelings were attenuated with benzodiazepines.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics
- Ketamine
- Neuralgia