Medicinal cannabis effective in controlling seizures in kids - Video

Published On 2022-01-13T13:06:19+05:30 | Updated On 13 Jan 2022 1:30 PM IST

Overview

Epilepsy is a central nervous system causing abnormal brain activity, epilepsy is estimated to cause nearly in 3.4 million people in USA. No proper treatment has proven to be effective so far in treating epilepsy.

A case series, published in the open access journal BMJ Paediatrics Open reveals epileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children when treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis.

None of the children had responded to other treatments, including the only cannabidiol (CBD) product licensed for their condition. The findings prompt the researchers to call for further exploration of the potential therapeutic benefits of whole plant medicinal cannabis products.

"Such a move would be hugely beneficial to the families, who in addition to having the psychological distress of looking after their chronically ill children, have also to cover the crippling financial burden of their medication."

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Epileptic seizure frequency fell by 86% in kids treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751