The pharmacoresistant epilepsy: an overview on existant and new emerging therapies

A Fattorusso, S Matricardi, E Mencaroni… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological chronic disorders, with an estimated
prevalence of 0. 5–1%. Currently, treatment options for epilepsy are predominantly based on …

Psychobehavioural and cognitive adverse events of anti-seizure medications for the treatment of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

A Strzelczyk, S Schubert-Bast - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
The developmental and epileptic encephalopathies encompass a group of rare syndromes
characterised by severe drug-resistant epilepsy with onset in childhood and significant …

Add-on cannabidiol treatment for drug-resistant seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex: a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

EA Thiele, EM Bebin, H Bhathal, FE Jansen… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Efficacy of cannabidiol has been demonstrated in seizures associated with
Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes but appears not yet to have been established in …

Therapeutic and clinical foundations of cannabidiol therapy for difficult-to-treat seizures in children and adults with refractory epilepsies

DS Reddy - Experimental neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel and effective antiseizure medications are needed to treat refractory and rare forms of
epilepsy. Cannabinoids, which are obtained from the cannabis plant, have a long history of …

A practical guide to the treatment of Dravet syndrome with anti-seizure medication

A Strzelczyk, S Schubert-Bast - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Dravet syndrome is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterised by
refractory seizures and cognitive dysfunction. The treatment is challenging, not least …

Long‐term cannabidiol treatment for seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: an open‐label extension trial

EA Thiele, EM Bebin, F Filloux, P Kwan, R Loftus… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the long‐term safety and efficacy of add‐on cannabidiol (CBD) in
patients with seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the open‐label …

[PDF][PDF] Cannabidiol modulates excitatory-inhibitory ratio to counter hippocampal hyperactivity

EC Rosenberg, S Chamberland, M Bazelot, ER Nebet… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-euphoric component of cannabis, reduces seizures in
multiple forms of pediatric epilepsies, but the mechanism (s) of anti-seizure action remain …

Long‐term safety and efficacy of add‐on cannabidiol in patients with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: Results of a long‐term open‐label extension trial

AD Patel, M Mazurkiewicz‐Bełdzińska, RF Chin… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Objective Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is an epileptic encephalopathy that is
often treatment resistant. Efficacy and safety of add‐on cannabidiol (CBD) to treat seizures …

Cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy: Current evidence and perspectives for further research

V Franco, M Bialer, E Perucca - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The therapeutic potential of cannabidiol (CBD) in seizure disorders has been known for
many years, but it is only in the last decade that major progress has been made in …

Cannabidiol efficacy and clobazam status: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Lattanzi, E Trinka, P Striano, G Zaccara… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the potential impact of concomitant clobazam (CLB) use on the
efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment in patients with Dravet syndrome and Lennox …