Background: Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist, has been used for decades as an anesthetic agent, but more recently it has been studied in psychiatric illness. Though ketamine has been investigated for use in the general population, fewer studies have investigated the efficacy and tolerability of this treatment for older (age >60) adults. Objectives: This review sought to compile the...
The aim of this short narrative review was to evaluate the existing literature regarding the clinical use of ketamine among individuals with dementia, especially those with behavioral disturbances. PubMed, Cochrane, and Ovid (Embase, APA PsycINFO, and MEDLINE) databases were searched for abstracts using the search terms "ketamine" AND "dementia." Only articles describing the use of ketamine in...