• Clin J Pain · Sep 2004

    Case Reports

    Multiple sclerosis with severe pain and allodynia alleviated by oral ketamine.

    • Tetsuya Sakai, Shiro Tomiyasu, Takeshi Ono, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Koji Sumikawa.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Japan. tscat@fb3.so-net.ne.jp
    • Clin J Pain. 2004 Sep 1; 20 (5): 375-6.

    AbstractThe 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.

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