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Pure cannabidiol in the treatment of malignant migrating partial seizures in infancy: a case report.

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Authors: Dimah Saade, Charuta Joshi
Pediatric Neurology, May 2015
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BACKGROUND: Malignant migrating partial seizures in infancy is a devastating pharmacoresistent epileptic encephalopathy of unknown etiology characterized by onset in the first 6 months of life, continuous migrating focal seizures with corresponding multifocal electroencephalog…

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Chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients.

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Authors: Jomar M. Cunha, E.A. Carlini, Aparecido E. Pereira, Oswaldo L. Ramos, Camilo Pimentel, et al
Pharmacology, 1980
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In phase 1 of the study, 3 mg/kg daily of cannabidiol (CBD) was given for 30 days to 8 health human volunteers. Another 8 volunteers received the same number of identical capsules containing glucose as placebo in a double-blind setting. Neurological and physical examinations…

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