Recurrent hallucinations following ketamine
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 31 (8), 1081-1083
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb11948.x
Abstract
Recurrent hallucinations appeared in an 11-year-old boy during 5 days following ketamine anaesthesia. Previous anaesthesia with ketamine and adequate diazepam supplementation did not produce any such effect. The phenomenon of delayed recurring hallucinations is a rare but dangerous side-effect of ketamine, not unlike LSD flashbacks. The described case lends support to previous reports on the value of diazepam in the prevention of post-ketamine perceptual abnormalities.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- A Ketomine TripAnesthesiology, 1973
- The taming of ketamine*Anaesthesia, 1973
- Sensory Disturbances Following Ketamine AnesthesiaAnesthesia & Analgesia, 1973
- An Unusual Complication of Endotracheal IntubationAnesthesia & Analgesia, 1973
- Clinical Forum.Anaesthesia, 1973
- Psychosis and ketamine.BMJ, 1971
- KETAMINE AS AN INDUCTION AGENT IN ANÆSTHETICSThe Lancet, 1970
- Changing Concepts in Pain Control During SurgeryAnesthesia & Analgesia, 1968
- A New Intravenous or Intramuscular AnestheticAnesthesiology, 1967