Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by neuroinflammation leading to demyelination. Recently a combination of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol…
Condition: Multiple Sclerosis
The level of evidence of medical marijuana use for treating disabilities: a scoping review
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Purpose: Twenty-nine states have bypassed federal regulations by legalizing marijuana (MJ) either medicinally, recreationally or both. The FDA states that there is…
Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol oromucosal spray in resistant multiple sclerosis spasticity: consistency of response across subgroups from the SAVANT randomized clinical trial
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objective: To determine whether differences in disability status, spasticity severity, and spasticity duration at treatment start in patients with resistant multiple sclerosis…
Treatment with Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol in Multiple Sclerosis: Influence on the Autonomy Profile according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. It has effects at different levels: physical, emotional, psychological, cognitive and social, with a…
Safety and efficacy of low-dose medical cannabis oils in multiple sclerosis
Please use this link to access this publication. ABSTACT Introduction The use of cannabis as medical therapy to treat chronic pain and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is…
Immunomodulatory Potential of Cannabidiol in Multiple Sclerosis: a Systematic Review
Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Efficacy of treatments for MS is associated with risk of adverse effects, and effective…
Emerging potential of cannabidiol in reversing proteinopathies
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract The aberrant accumulation of disease-specific protein aggregates accompanying cognitive decline is a pathological hallmark of age-associated neurological disorders, also termed as…
Cannabidiol in Neurological and Neoplastic Diseases: Latest Developments on the Molecular Mechanism of Action
Abstract As the major nonpsychotropic constituent of Cannabis sativa, cannabidiol (CBD) is regarded as one of the most promising therapeutic agents due to its proven effectiveness in clinical trials for…
Sativex® (nabiximols) cannabinoid oromucosal spray in patients with resistant multiple sclerosis spasticity: the Belgian experience
Abstract Background This retrospective study evaluates patient-reported outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity who were treated with a cannabinoid oromucosal spray (Sativex®, USAN name: nabiximols) after not sufficiently…