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Review
. 2019 Nov;169(15-16):367-376.
doi: 10.1007/s10354-019-0695-x. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

[Ketamine in the therapy of chronic pain and depression]

[Article in German]
Wolfgang Jaksch  1   2 , Rudolf Likar  3   4   5 , Martin Aigner  3   6
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Review

[Ketamine in the therapy of chronic pain and depression]

[Article in German]
Wolfgang Jaksch et al. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Although ketamine has been known and clinically applied for a long time, questions still arise around the many possible indications in which the anesthetic and analgesic substance could be used. In particular, these questions relate to new indications in which ketamine is used in low subanesthetic doses.The mechanism of action at the NMDA receptor clearly distinguishes ketamine from all other analgesics. Possible applications include the prevention of chronic postoperative pain as well as the treatment of neuropathic pain. With the treatment of refractory depression completely new therapeutic areas for ketamine could be established.

Keywords: Cancer pain; Neuropathic pain; Pain therapy; S-Ketamine; Therapy resistant depression.

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