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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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Extractions of Medical Cannabis Cultivars and the Role of Decarboxylation in Optimal Receptor Responses

TL;DR: These processes must be subject to higher levels of scientific rigor as the patient population around the world are seeking the help of such extracts for various clinical conditions, and as medical cannabis industry is receiving acceptance in various countries.
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Cannabis sativa L. as a Natural Drug Meeting the Criteria of a Multitarget Approach to Treatment.

TL;DR: A review of phytochemistry and pharmacology of compounds present in Cannabis extracts in the context of the current knowledge about their synergistic actions and the implications of clinical use in the treatment of selected diseases is presented in this paper.
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Cannabinoid-Based Therapies and Brain Development: Potential Harmful Effect of Early Modulation of the Endocannabinoid System.

TL;DR: Since Cannabis extracts contain Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), it is considered that pure CBD is possibly safer for young patients, and CBD, as well as other natural and/or synthetic cannabinoids, should be studied in more detail as a therapeutic alternative to CBD-enriched Cannabis extracts for young Patients.
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Cannabidiol Therapy for Refractory Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders.

TL;DR: Overall, adjunct CBD has been found to be generally safe and effective for treatment-resistant seizures in children with severe early-onset epilepsy, and whether an add-on CBD is efficacious for the long-term treatment of various epilepsy and seizure types in adults being tested in various clinical trials.
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Cannabis Use: Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Sex/Gender Considerations.

TL;DR: Cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids are associated with risk of addiction, cognitive deficits, and mood/psychotic disorders, and preclinical and emerging clinical data suggest greater sensitivity to the effects of cannabinoids in women.
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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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