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Successful Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia with Oral Ketamine

DOI

71

Citations

0

References

1994

Year

Vincent Hoffmann, H. Coppejans, M. Vercauteren, H. Adriàensen
Clinical Journal of Pain

Abstract

Oral ketamine may provide an alternative in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. The possible mechanism of action by its N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) blocking properties is discussed.