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Use of Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Epilepsy: Efficacy and Security in Clinical Trials.

Authors: Serena Silvestro, Santa Mammana, Eugenio Cavalli, Placido Bramanti, Emanuela Mazzon
Molecules, April 2019

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the cannabinoids with non-psychotropic action, extracted from Cannabis sativa. CBD is a terpenophenol and it has received a great scientific interest thanks to its medical applications. This compound showed efficacy as anti-seizure, antipsychotic, n…

Efficacy of artisanal preparations of cannabidiol for the treatment of epilepsy: Practical experiences in a tertiary medical center.

Authors: Giulia S. Porcaria, Cary Fub, Emily D. Doll, Emma G. Carter, Robert P. Carson
Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2018

Medically refractory epilepsy continues to be a challenge worldwide, and despite an increasing number of medical therapies, approximately 1 in 3 patients continues to have seizures. Cannabidiol (CBD), one of many constituents of the Cannabis sativa or marijuana plant, has rece…

Cannabidiol in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy: an open-label interventional trial.

Authors: Orrin Devinsky, Eric Marsh, Daniel Friedman, Elizabeth Thiele, Linda Laux, et al
The Lancet Neurology, March 2016

BACKGROUND: Almost a third of patients with epilepsy have a treatment-resistant form, which is associated with severe morbidity and increased mortality. Cannabis-based treatments for epilepsy have generated much interest, but scientific data are scarce. We aimed to establish w…

Cannabidiol: pharmacology and potential therapeutic role in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

Authors: Orrin Devinsky, Maria Roberta Cilio, Helen Cross, Javier Fernandez‐Ruiz, et al
Epilepsia, June 2014

To present a summary of current scientific evidence about the cannabinoid, cannabidiol (CBD) with regard to its relevance to epilepsy and other selected neuropsychiatric disorders. We summarize the presentations from a conference in which invited participants reviewed relevant…

Endocannabinoid involvement in endometriosis.

Authors: Natalia Dmitrieva, Hiroshi Nagabukuro, David Resuehr, Guohua Zhang, Stacy McAllister, et al
Pain, December 2010

Endometriosis is a disease common in women that is defined by abnormal extrauteral growths of uterine endometrial tissue and associated with severe pain. Partly because how the abnormal growths become associated with pain is poorly understood, the pain is difficult to alleviat…

Pain measurements and side effect profile of the novel cannabinoid ajulemic acid.

Authors: Kahlid Salim, Udo Schneider, Sumner Burstein, Ludwig Hoy, Matthias Karst
Neuropharmacology, June 2005

Preclinical findings on ajulemic acid (AJA) showed analgesic and anti-allodynic effects without psychoactive properties making it an appealing substance for the treatment of pain. A recently published randomized double-blind crossover clinical trial described the pain-reducing…

The endogenous cannabinoid system regulates seizure frequency and duration in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

Authors: Melisa J. Wallace, Robert E. Blair, Katherine W. Falenski, Billy R. Martin, Robert J. DeLorenzo
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, October 2003

Several lines of evidence suggest that cannabinoid compounds are anticonvulsant. However, the anticonvulsant potential of cannabinoids and, moreover, the role of the endogenous cannabinoid system in regulating seizure activity has not been tested in an in vivo model of epileps…