Anticonvulsant Nature Of Marihuana Smoking

Jacob Bell

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Author(s) Consroe PF, Wood GC, Buchsbaum H
Journal, Volume, Issue Journal of the American Medical Association 1975;234(3):306-307
Major outcome(s) Cannabis was able to control seizures in conjunction with phenobarbital and diphenylhydantoin.
Indication Epilepsy
Medication Cannabis
Route(s) Inhalation
Dose(s) 2-5 cannabis cigarettes per day plus standard medication
Duration (days) years
Participants 1 patient with epilepsy
Design Uncontrolled case report

Abstract

Marihuana smoking, in conjunction with therapeutic doses of phenobarbital and diphenylhydantoin, was apparently necessary for controlling seizures in one 24-year-old epileptic patient.


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