Open AccessOral Ketamine: A Promising Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome
Author(s) -
Neeraj Kapur,
Robert J. Friedman
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200206000-00034
Subject(s) - medicine , ketamine , restless legs syndrome , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , neurology
Oral Ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, can be used to treat restless legs syndrome. A mechanism for the efficacy of this treatment is discussed.