Research status on the treatment of refractory epilepsy in children by Cannabidiol as adjunctive therapy / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

In the past 20 years, new anti-epileptic drugs have been constantly developed, but the percentages of patients who suffer from refractory epilepsy have not been significantly decreased.Therefore, to find out a drug that can effectively reduce seizures with relatively fewer side effects has become an urgent issue.In recent years, the treatment of epilepsy based on Cannabis has drawn great public attention.Cannabidiol, which is purified from Cannabis, can relieve refractory epilepsy in children.The present findings of research are summarized in this paper.