Adding cannabidiol (CBD) to antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy significantly reduces the frequency of drop seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), results of a phase 3 ...
A purified formulation of cannabidiol (Epidiolex, GW Pharmaceuticals) is safe and effective as adjunctive treatment for drop seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), new research shows ...
Drop attacks are sudden falls that occur without an external physical trigger, such as tripping over something. Drop attacks don’t involve any loss of consciousness during the fall. People regain ...
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"The addition of cannabidiol at a dose of 10mg or 20mg per kilogram per day to a conventional antiepileptic regimen resulted in greater reductions in the frequency of drop seizures than placebo," the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Most patients with [Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS)] develop between three and five seizure types that wax and ...
Cannabidiol is an effective and generally well-tolerated add-on treatment for drop seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, according to research published in The Lancet. “Patients with ...
Treatment with a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol alongside other anti-epilepsy treatments helped to reduce the number of drop seizures -- seizures which involve sudden falls due to loss of ...