Knowledge, expectations and fears of cannabis use of epilepsy patients at a tertiary epilepsy center.

CONCLUSION: Many epilepsy patients knew about medical cannabis, were interested in this treatment, and wanted more information. Expectations, however, appear to be based on the connotations of the whole substance cannabis with tetrahydrocannabidiol and its commonly known effects. Unfortunately, patients did not get their information from physicians, but mostly by other sources. In order to avoid prejudices and potentially harmful self-medication, physicians and healthcare providers are called to become familiar with the substance and to inform patients adequately. PMID: 31419634 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - August 12, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: von Wrede R, Moskau-Hartmann S, Amarell N, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research