Are there mortality risks for patients with epilepsy who use cannabis treatments as monotherapy?

Mortality associated with cannabis used for treatment of epilepsy is not well documented. We discuss two fatalities in the setting of epilepsy and self-determined therapy with cannabis (SDTC). One patient had probable sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, the second death was due to seizure-associate...

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Main Authors: Devon M. Kollmyer, Kyla E. Wright, Nicole M. Warner, Michael J. Doherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218301567