Multiple sclerosis with severe pain and allodynia alleviated by oral ketamine

Clin J Pain. 2004 Sep-Oct;20(5):375-6. doi: 10.1097/00002508-200409000-00016.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of oral ketamine on pain and allodynia associated with multiple sclerosis. A 60-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis was referred to our clinic because of severe pain and allodynia. Oral ketamine was started at a dose of 20 mg once a day and increased to twice a day. Oral ketamine was effective in the treatment of the pain and allodynia associated with multiple sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Analgesics / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperalgesia / drug therapy*
  • Hyperalgesia / etiology
  • Ketamine / administration & dosage
  • Ketamine / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Pain / drug therapy*
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pain Measurement / methods

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Ketamine