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Oral ketamine therapy in the treatment of postamputation stump pain
Author(s) -
NIKOLAJSEN L.,
HANSEN P. O.,
JENSEN T. S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04710.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuropathic pain , amputation , ketamine , nmda receptor , anesthesia , pain therapy , receptor , surgery
Background: Hyperacti vity of N‐methy l‐D‐aspartate (NMD A) receptors may be one of the factors in the maintenance of post‐amputation stump pain. Conclusion: NMDA receptor antagonists may have a potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain, including stump pain.