A review of the scientific literature reveals a limited number of case reports and human studies specific to the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of TS. One of the first studies documenting the efficacy of THC appears in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 1999.
To mark Tourette’s Awareness Month medical cannabis patient and Project Twenty21 participant, Jim Finch, and his prescribing consultant, Dr Tahzid Ahsan, share their journey with the ‘life-changing’ treatment.
A Lawton couple says their child finally has some relief from a painful neurological disorder thanks to medical marijuana.
While frequently touted as a folk remedy for spasticity, marijuana is only occasionally mentioned with regard to other neurological disorders. Perhaps people with movement disorders, epilepsy, or Alzheimer’s disease derive little benefit from marijuana, but it may also be the case that relatively few patients with these conditions have tried it.
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