Dr. Rhys Thomas, a neurologist and honorary consultant for epilepsy at Newcastle University, explains that although cannabis gives a person more control over seizures, it cannot cure epilepsy. He also claims that cannabis has been overhyped and doctors need to be more aware of the difference between the approved cannabis-based medications and the other types of marijuana that may be sold locally.
Does Cannabis Cure Epilepsy? (A Neurologist Explains)
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Dr Rhys Thomas, a neurologist and neuroscientist at Newcastle University explains if cannabis is a cure to epilepsy, how effective cannabis-derived drugs are compared to other anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) and if cannabis-derived drugs are overhyped. He recently wrote a paper on Cannabis and Epilepsy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3...
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NEJM Paper referenced: Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017;377(7):699-700.
