“I can say that the results were pretty good because more than 50% of patients reported, subjectively of course, that they gained satisfactory [improvement with] using cannabis on the dystonia itself. More than 85% of those patients reported improvement in the pain related to dystonia—which is pretty amazing—and also, around 60% of those 23 patients reported improvement in their quality of life during the use of cannabis.”
Saar Anis, MD, neurologist and movement disorders specialist at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center in Israel outlined the small, retrospective study, shedding light on its findings, which were presented at The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Virtual Congress 2021, September 17-22.
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