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Cannabinoids for the treatment of autism and childhood epilepsy / Canabinoides no tratamento do autismo e epilepsia infantil
Mimura, Paula Maria Preto; Ferreira, Lisiane Seguti; Pereira, Carla Leal.
Affiliation
  • Mimura, Paula Maria Preto; Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Sorocaba. BR
  • Ferreira, Lisiane Seguti; University of Brasília. Child and Adolescent Medicine Department. Brasília. BR
  • Pereira, Carla Leal; Anesthesiologist with Accreditation in Pain. São Paulo. BR
BrJP ; 6(supl.2): 139-141, 2023.
Article in En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1513805
Responsible library: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND

OBJECTIVES:

Epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are diseases with neuropsychiatric impairment, which, depending on their clinical presentation, can be treated with medical cannabis. The objective of this work is to present a brief review of the literature on the use of cannabinoids (CNB) in the management of ASD and epilepsy. CONTENTS The elaboration of this review was made from search and selection. Searches were carried out in the following databases LILACS, Medline via Pubmed, Scielo and Cochrane Library, published from January 2010 to December 2022.

CONCLUSION:

The use of CNB, both for epilepsy and for ASD, has been shown to be safe, however actual effectiveness has yet to be proven.
RESUMO
RESUMO JUSTIFICATIVA E

OBJETIVOS:

A epilepsia e o transtorno do espectro do autismo (TEA) são doenças com comprometimento neuropsiquiátrico, os quais, dependendo da sua apresentação clínica, podem ser tratados com a cannabis medicinal. O objetivo deste estudo foi apresentar uma breve revisão da literatura sobre o uso de canabinoides (CNB) no manejo do TEA e da epilepsia. CONTEÚDO A elaboração desta revisão foi feita a partir de busca e seleção. Foram realizadas buscas nas bases de dados LILACS, Medline via Pubmed, Scielo e Cochrane Library, publicados no período de janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2022.

CONCLUSÃO:

O uso dos CNB, tanto para epilepsia quanto para o TEA, tem se mostrado seguro, porém a real eficácia ainda não foi comprovada.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Language: En Journal: BrJP Journal subject: Medicina Cl¡nica / Medicina Interna / Patologia Year: 2023 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Language: En Journal: BrJP Journal subject: Medicina Cl¡nica / Medicina Interna / Patologia Year: 2023 Type: Article