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The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
Joint Authors
Shiwlochan, Devina G.
Shah, Misty
Baldev, Khushboo
Thomas, Donna-Ann
Debrosse, Maxime
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Deafferentation pain and allodynia commonly occur after spinal cord trauma, but its treatment is often challenging.
The literature on effective therapies for pediatric deafferentation pain, especially in the setting of spinal cord injury, is scarce.
We report the case of a 12-year-old patient with acute allodynia after a gunshot injury to the spine.
The pain was refractory to multiple analgesics, but resolved with ketamine, which also improved the patient’s physical function and quality of life, a trend that continued many months after the injury.
We suggest that early initiation of ketamine may be effective for acute pediatric deafferentation pain secondary to spinal cord injury, as well as preventing chronic pain states in that population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shiwlochan, Devina G.& Shah, Misty& Baldev, Khushboo& Thomas, Donna-Ann& Debrosse, Maxime. 2020. The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145995
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shiwlochan, Devina G.…[et al.]. The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shiwlochan, Devina G.& Shah, Misty& Baldev, Khushboo& Thomas, Donna-Ann& Debrosse, Maxime. The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145995