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Medical Marijuana Might Help Kids With the Worst Forms of Epilepsy

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 16:03

While for many people epilepsy is a manageable condition, there are some forms of the disorder that can be debilitating, especially for young people who are not equipped to deal with their condition. Now, new research suggests that a marijuana extract could help to reduce symptoms in some of the most severe cases of epilepsy.

The research, which is not yet published but is being presented at the American Academy of Neurology Conference which commenced on April 18, showed that a liquid form of marijuana appeared to cut seizure events by more than 50 percent in children and adults with relatively rare but often debilitating conditions such as Dravet or Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI) syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. 

While the conditions are distinct, they both are resistant to conventional treatment methods. They tend to involve having what are known as “drop seizures” where sufferers will fall to the ground and...

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