Ketamine Shows Promise for Treating Child Brain Injuries.
Ketamine, a common anesthesia drug, could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to a study published in Critical Care Medicine. The drug has traditionally been avoided for patients with TBI due to early studies suggesting that it could raise the pressure inside of the skull, known as intracranial pressure (ICP). However, recent studies have suggested otherwise, and the new study found that ketamine not only does not raise ICP, in some cases it may even lower it.