The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of focal seizures. In one embodiment the patients suffering from focal seizures are children and young adults. CBD appears particularly effective in reducing focal seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; CDKL5; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL); febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES); Aicardi syndrome and brain abnormalities in comparison to other seizure types. Significantly CBD additionally is very effective in the reduction of a sub-type of focal seizures, focal seizures with impairment.
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大麻二酚(CBD)治疗局灶性癫痫发作。在一个实施方案中,局灶性癫痫发作的患者是儿童和青少年。
大麻二酚似乎对减少病因包括以下病因的患者的局灶性癫痫发作特别有效:这些病因包括:伦诺克斯-加斯陶特综合征;结节性硬化综合征;德拉沃综合征;CDKL5;神经细胞类脂质沉着病(NCL);发热感染相关癫痫综合征(FIRES);艾卡迪综合征以及与其他发作类型相比的大脑异常。值得注意的是,CBD 还能有效减少局灶性癫痫发作的一种亚型,即局灶性癫痫发作伴有损伤。