Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, and Director of the NYU/Mount Sinai Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, shares the results of a randomized trial which shows that CBD can reduce seizures in children with Dravet Syndrome.
Cannabis Derivative Cannabidiol Reduces Epilepsy Seizures
A cannabis derived medication reduced seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, a New England Journal of Medicine study found. Lead study author Dr. Orrin Devinsky, director of our Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, explains what this research means.
