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Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy: Breakthrough New Study Could Help With Legalisation

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 05/07/2015 - 10:26

A new study involving 213 children and adults suffering from the debilitating symptoms associated with epilepsy has been published.

This study set out to prove that medical marijuana contains properties able to fight against the extreme symptoms of epilepsy.

Seizures are scary for all involved; the patient themselves, their family and friends that witness the overpowering convulsions and unstoppable muscular spasms.

Grand Mal seizures originate from abnormal electrical activity throughout the brain. The Grand Mal is not specifically associated with epileptics however; extremely low blood pressure, head trauma, drug abuse, high fevers and strokes can also be triggers.

The array of conditions that induce these life-threatening attacks are not limited to genetics or environment; rather incorporating a larger dynamic of factors. The current treatments for epilepsy help to slow down the amount of seizures in some people and decrease the severity in others. None however offer a substantial step towards a...

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