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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mult Scler. 2020 Jul 7;27(6):942–953. doi: 10.1177/1352458520936226

Table 4.

The list of adverse events, during and up to one week after the infusion

Participants number Medication Adverse events during and in one hour after the infusion Severity Pre-infusion blood pressure Maximum blood pressure during and up to one-hour post infusion Adverse events up to one week after the infusion (assessed on day 7 post infusion) Severity
1 Ketamine Nausea Moderate 154/73 173/82 Stiffness Mild
Vomiting Mild
Euphoria Moderate
Dizziness Mild
Altered smell sensation Mild
2 Midazolam Sleepiness Mild 109/61 125/72 None
Slurred speech Mild
Chills Mild
3 Midazolam Sleepiness Mild 127/74 155/81 None
Wooziness Mild
Slurred speech Mild
Sedation Mild
4 Ketamine Relaxation Mild 123/62 141/81 Impaired Concentration Mild
Euphoria Mild Feverish Mild
Tingling in hands/feet Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Increased appetite Mild
5 Ketamine Lightheadedness Mild 123/86 168/104 None
Sleepiness Mild
Lip numbness Mild
Generalized numbness Mild
6 Ketamine Lightheadedness Mild 126/84 149/92 Dizziness Mild
Dizziness Mild Tinnitus Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Slowed thinking Mild
Euphoria Mild
Hand numbness Mild
Dry lips Mild
Speech disturbance Mild
7 Ketamine Drowsiness Mild 127/82 135/76 Insomnia Moderate
Visual disturbance Mild
Dizziness Mild
Increased salivation Mild
Numbness Mild
Headache Mild
8 Ketamine Feeling relaxed
Euphoria
Mild
Mild
131/80 168/79 None
Sensory abnormality Mild
Visual disturbance Mild
Leg numbness Mild
Loss of inhibition Mild
9 Midazolam Sleepiness Mild 111/73 105/66 None
Yawning Mild
10 Ketamine Lightheadedness Moderate 141/79 155/77 None
Euphoria Mild
Facial numbness Mild
Hot flushes Mild
11 Midazolam None 144/86 130/88 None
12 Ketamine Lightheadedness Mild 118/70 125/73 None
Leg numbness Mild
Facial numbness Mild
Flushing Mild
Foggy feeling in head Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
13 Ketamine Dizziness Mild 126/84 171/95 Fever Mild
Euphoria Mild
Drowsiness Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Word finding difficulty Mild
Finger numbness Mild
14 Midazolam Drowsiness Mild 118/67 142/71 Drowsiness Mild
15 Ketamine Dizziness Mild 141/87 157/85 Mental Mild
Lightheadedness Mild impairment Depression Moderate
Dry mouth Mild Fatigue Mild
Flushing Mild
Restlessness Mild
Mental impairment Mild
Numbness Mild
Tremulousness Mild
Sensation of warmth Mild
Euphoria Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Altered taste Mild
16 Ketamine Elevated mood Mild 145/82 178/86 None
Lightheadedness Mild
Dizziness Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Euphoria Mild
Tinnitus Mild
17 Ketamine Giddiness Mild 109/67 143/83 None
Euphoria Mild
Transient alteration of awareness Mild
Face numbness Mild
Pain relief Mild
Tinnitus Mild
Impaired concentration Mild
Lightheadedness Mild
18 Midazolam Sleepiness Mild 127/76 122/69 None