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Cannabinoids in treatment-resistant epilepsy: A review.

Brooke K. O'Connell, +2 more
- 01 May 2017 - 
- Vol. 70, Iss: 70, pp 341-348
TLDR
Open-label studies with 100mg/ml CBD have provided additional evidence of its efficacy along with an adequate safety profile in children and young adults with a spectrum of TREs and Phase 3 RCTs with Epidiolex support efficacy and adequate safety profiles for children with DS and LGS.
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This article is published in Epilepsy & Behavior.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 162 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cannabis & Cannabidiol.

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Cannabinoids, hippocampal excitability and efficacy for the treatment of epilepsy.

TL;DR: This review seeks to summarize the progress made in cannabis research in the past four decades and to identify possible directions for future research that are critical for the development of cannabinoid-based therapy in epilepsy.
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Observational study of medical marijuana as a treatment for treatment‐resistant epilepsies

TL;DR: Medical cannabis formulations with cannabidiol and delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol are widely used to treat epilepsy and the safety and efficacy of two formulations are studied.
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Cannabis use is both independently associated with and mediates worse psychosocial health in patients with epilepsy.

TL;DR: There is a strong and independent association between cannabis use and poor psychosocial health, and it partially mediates the deleterious effect of a psychiatric history on these same outcomes.
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The Pathophysiology of Marijuana-induced Encephalopathy and Possible Epilepsy after Ingestion in Children: A Case Series.

TL;DR: Doctors should consider the possibility of ingestion of marijuana in infants and young children who present with symptoms of unexplained drowsiness, and self-medication with marijuana products should be dissuaded, particularly in households with young children.
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Early Identification of Refractory Epilepsy

TL;DR: Patients who have many seizures before therapy or who have an inadequate response to initial treatment with antiepileptic drugs are likely to have refractory epilepsy.
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Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use

TL;DR: As marijuana use becomes legal in some states, the dominant public opinion is that marijuana is a harmless source of mood alteration, but enough information is available to cause concern.
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