Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Updated clinical recommendations for the management of tuberous sclerosis complex associated epilepsy https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2023/10/18/updated-clinical-recommendations-for-the-management-of-tuberous-sclerosis-complex-associated-epilepsy/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:26:27 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=29468 Children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), may experience a variety of seizure types in the first year of life, most often focal seizure sand epileptic spasms. Drug resistance is seen early in many patients, and the management of TSC associated epilepsy remain a major challenge for clinicians. In 2018 clinical recommendations for the management of TSC associated epilepsy were published by a panel of European experts. In the last five years considerable progress has been made in understanding the neurobiology of epileptogenesis and three interventional randomized controlled trials have changed the therapeutic approach for the management of TSC associated epilepsy. Pre-symptomatic treatment with vigabatrin may delay seizure onset, may reduce seizure severity and reduce the risk of epileptic encephalopathy.

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]]> The role of cannabinoids in neurodevelopmental disorders of children and adolescents https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2022/10/07/the-role-of-cannabinoids-in-neurodevelopmental-disorders-of-children-and-adolescents/ Sat, 08 Oct 2022 02:06:37 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=26888 Neurodevelopmental disorders have a multifactorial etiology that results from the interaction between biological and environmental factors. The biological basis of many of these disorders is only partially understood, which makes therapeutic interventions, especially pharmacological ones, particularly difficult. The impact of medical cannabis on neurological and psychiatric disorders has been studied for a long time. This study aimed to review the currently available clinical and pre-clinical studies regarding the use of cannabinoids in pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders and to draw attention to the potential therapeutic role of cannabidiol in this field.

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]]> Possible therapeutic applications of cannabis in the neuropsychopharmacology field. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/02/10/possible-therapeutic-applications-of-cannabis-in-the-neuropsychopharmacology-field/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:25 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17349 Authors: Javier Fernández-Ruiz, Ismael Galve-Roperh, Onintza Sagredo, Manuel Guzmán
European Neuropsychopharmacology, 10 February 2020
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Cannabis use induces a plethora of actions on the CNS via its active chemical ingredients, the so-called phytocannabinoids. These compounds have been frequently associated with the intoxicating properties of cannabis preparations. However, not all phytocannabinoids are psychot...

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