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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
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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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Zur klinischen Wirksamkeit von Präparaten aus dem Hanf

TL;DR: Damit THC-haltige Cannabisprodukte oder das nicht psychotrop wirkende CBD im therapeutischen Alltag sinnvoll eingesetzt werden konnen, bedarf es weiterer Studien guter Qualitat, die die Wirkgrose bei den einzelnen Indikationen, die Tagesdosen and das Ausmas an unerwunschten Wirkungen defin

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TL;DR: This study has investigated the CB2 receptor expression in the hippocampus of a MTLE mouse model by using CB2-GFP and CB2KO mutant mice to investigate the inflammatory processes that could be involved in epilepsy.
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Bench to bedside: Multiple facets of cannabinoid control in epilepsy.

TL;DR: Recent advances from bench to bedside are reviewed to address the cannabinoid control on seizures, discuss the existing confusion in current studies and provide directions for further research, which may be clinically important for the design of cannabinoid-based precise therapeutic interventions for epilepsy.
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Cannabidiol Oral Solution – A New Class of Antiseizure Medication

TL;DR: This research presents a novel and scalable approach called ‘Smart Cardiovascular Neuroscience’, which aims to provide real-time information about the autonomic nervous system of children aged five to 14 years old and its effects on physical and mental health.
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Medikamentöse Therapie von epileptischen Anfällen und Epilepsien

TL;DR: Durch die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente erhoht sich die Chance einer individuell gut vertraglichen and erfolgreichen Therapie, um so einen therapierefraktaren Verlauf abwenden zu konnen and das Outcome des Patienten zur verbessern.
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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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