Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as autism spectrum disorder) have broad health implications for children, with no definitive cure for the vast majority of them. However, recently medicinal cannabis has been successfully trialled as a treatment to manage many of the patients...
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doaj-868182666937426db5d71ba729e20f1a2021-05-21T05:26:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402021-05-011210.3389/fpsyt.2021.643442643442Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in ChildrenKeith A. Kwan Cheung0Murray D. Mitchell1Helen S. Heussler2Helen S. Heussler3Centre for Children's Health Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaCentre for Children's Health Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaCentre for Clinical Trials in Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Child Development Program, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaCentre for Children's Health Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaNeurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as autism spectrum disorder) have broad health implications for children, with no definitive cure for the vast majority of them. However, recently medicinal cannabis has been successfully trialled as a treatment to manage many of the patients' symptoms and improve quality of life. The cannabinoid cannabidiol, in particular, has been reported to be safe and well-tolerated with a plethora of anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory properties. Lately, the current consensus is that the endocannabinoid system is a crucial factor in neural development and health; research has found evidence that there are a multitude of signalling pathways involving neurotransmitters and the endocannabinoid system by which cannabinoids could potentially exert their therapeutic effects. A better understanding of the cannabinoids' mechanisms of action should lead to improved treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643442/fullanxietyautismcannabinoidcannabidiolendocannabinoid systemneuroinflammation |
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Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children |
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Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children |
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Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children |
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Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children |
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Cannabidiol and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children |
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Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as autism spectrum disorder) have broad health implications for children, with no definitive cure for the vast majority of them. However, recently medicinal cannabis has been successfully trialled as a treatment to manage many of the patients' symptoms and improve quality of life. The cannabinoid cannabidiol, in particular, has been reported to be safe and well-tolerated with a plethora of anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory properties. Lately, the current consensus is that the endocannabinoid system is a crucial factor in neural development and health; research has found evidence that there are a multitude of signalling pathways involving neurotransmitters and the endocannabinoid system by which cannabinoids could potentially exert their therapeutic effects. A better understanding of the cannabinoids' mechanisms of action should lead to improved treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders. |
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anxiety autism cannabinoid cannabidiol endocannabinoid system neuroinflammation |
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