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Cannabis Research - Parkinson's Disease Survey on Cannabis Use in Parkinsonšs Disease: Subjective Improvement of Motor Symptoms: Paper read at 2003 Symposium on the Cannabinoids, at Cornwall, ON, Canada. Abstract: An anonymous questionnaire sent to all patients attending the Prague Movement Disorder Centre revealed that 25% of 339 respondents had taken cannabis and 45.9% of these described some form of benefit.Pertinent References: Venderova, K., E. Ruzicka, V. Vorisek, and P. Visnovsky. 2003. Russo, E. Neuroprotection/Degenerative Diseases Consroe, P. 1998. Brain cannabinoid systems as targets for the therapy of neurological disorders. Neurobiol Dis 5 (6 Pt B):534-51. Frankel, J. P., A. Hughes, A. J. Lees, and G. M. Stern. 1990. Marijuana for parkinsonian tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 53 (5):436. Glass, M. 2001. The role of cannabinoids in neurodegenerative diseases. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 25 (4):743-65. Sieradzan, K. A., S. H. Fox, M. Hill, J. P. Dick, A. R. Crossman, and J. M. Brotchie. 2001. Cannabinoids reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study. Neurology 57 (11):2108-11. DOWNLOAD PDF: Survey on Cannabis Use in Parkinsonšs Disease: Subjective Improvement of Motor Symptoms |
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