Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome

Devinsky, Orrin; Helen Cross, J.; Laux, Linda; D. Marsh, Eric; Miller, Ian; Nabbout, Rima; E. Scheffer, Ingrid; A. Thiele, Elizabeth; Wright, Stephen

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1611618

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Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 24, 2017

Authors:

Orrin Devinsky

J. Helen Cross

Linda Laux

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Dravet syndrome is a complex childhood epilepsy disorder that is associated with drug-resistant seizures and a high mortality rate. We studied cannabidiol for the treatment of drug-resistant seizures in the Dravet syndrome. METHODS: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we ...

Subject

Cannabidiol

Dravet syndrome

Medicine

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