Drop seizures cut by cannabidiol


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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Cannabidiol treatment reduces seizure frequency in patients with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome, a new phase III, double-blind placebo-controlled


trial has confirmed. Investigators found that a low dose of cannabidiol cut seizure frequency by more than a third. The Lennox–Gastaut syndrome is a severe type of childhood epilepsy


characterized by abnormal EEG signs, cognitive impairment and disabling drop seizures that can result in serious injury. Although several treatments have been approved for the Lennox–Gastaut


syndrome, currently available agents fail to halt seizures in most patients. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your


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REFERENCES ORIGINAL ARTICLE * Devinsky, O. et al. Effect of cannabidiol on drop seizures in the Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. _N. Engl. J. Med._ https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1714631 (2018)


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and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Ridler, C. Drop seizures cut by cannabidiol. _Nat Rev Neurol_ 14, 380–381 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-018-0022-y Download


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