There have been some modest recent advancements in the research of Complex Regional
Pain Syndrome, yet the amount and quality of the work in this complicated multifactorial …

Background Over the past 2 decades, the use of intravenous ketamine infusions as a
treatment for chronic pain has increased dramatically, with wide variation in patient …

Currently, ketamine is used in treating multiple pain, mental health, and substance abuse
disorders due to rapid-acting analgesic and antidepressant effects. Its limited short-term …

Background Ketamine infusions have been used for decades to treat acute pain, but a
recent surge in usage has made the infusions a mainstay of treatment in emergency …

Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative, which functions primarily as an antagonist of the N-
methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has no affinity for gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the …

Ketamine was introduced into clinical practice in the 1960s and continues to be both
clinically useful and scientifically fascinating. With considerably diverse molecular targets …

Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition characterized by autonomic
and inflammatory features. It occurs acutely in about 7% of patients who have limb fractures …

Comorbid depression and chronic pain are highly prevalent in individuals suffering from
physical illness. Here, we critically examine the possibility that inflammation is the common …

The anaesthetic ketamine is used to treat various chronic pain syndromes, especially those
that have a neuropathic component. Low dose ketamine produces strong analgesia in …

A complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)—multiple system dysfunction, severe and often
chronic pain, and disability—can be triggered by a minor injury, a fact that has fascinated …