Abstract

An overview of the spinal administration of ketamine is presented. Ketamine acts as a noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor Ca(++ channel pore. This effect provides interesting possibilities in pain therapy. However, there are still contrasting results that seem to be due to a lack of comparative controlled studies. The presence of systemic and neurotoxic effects presently limits clinical use).

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