Ketamine infusion therapy for refractory neuralgia in spinal disease: Report of two cases

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-200

  Matsuda, Wakoto ^a   Matsumura, Akira ^b   Enomoto, Takao ^b   Nose, Tadao ^b   Suga, Akihiko ^b   Miyabe, Masayuki ^b   Toyooka, Hidenori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ketamine; NMDA receptors; Spinal disease; Wind up phenomenon

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0032913836     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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