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Marijuana Compound May Reduce Seizures in Severe Epilepsy

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 12:18

A new study shows a mean reduction in seizures of over 50% in 3 months among some patients with epilepsy taking cannabidiol (CBD).

Results of an open-label, multicenter trial of a liquid product that is 99% cannabidiol (Epidiolex; GW Pharmaceuticals), the major nonpsychoactive ingredient in marijuana, showed that treatment provided seizure relief in children with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) who had been resistant to at least eight antiepileptic drugs.

"I think this is an important study," and it's "definitely the largest" study of a pure medical marijuana product, commented lead investigator Orrin Devinsky, MD, director, New York University (NYU) Epilepsy Center, and professor, neurology, NYU. "It looks very, very promising but until we get blinded data, we have to be humble," he said.

The full results will be presented next week during the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 67th Annual Meeting.

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