Animal study · 2017

Cannabidiol attenuates seizures and social deficits in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome.

Kaplan JS, Stella N, Catterall WA, Westenbroek RE.

Study design
Animal study
Population / model
Animal
Published
2017-10-02
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

From the author abstract

“Our study provides essential preclinical evidence needed to build a sound scientific basis for increased medicinal use of CBD.”

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Outcome summaries · provisional

Selected source sets; evidence confidence remains ungraded.

CBD and convulsive seizures in Dravet syndrome →

Citation and indexing details

PMID 28973916 · PMC5651774

Publication types: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Topic tags: Epilepsy

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