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Cannabinoids in neurology – Brazilian Academy of Neurology

Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Norberto Anísio Frota, Pedro Schestatsky, Adélia Henriques Souza, Valentina Nicole Carvalho, Maria Luíza Giraldes de Manreza, María Fernanda Mendes, Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota, Cláudia Cristina Ferreira Vasconcelos, Vítor Tumas,

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria · 2015 · 95 citations · 10 references

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The use of cannabidiol in some neurological conditions was allowed by Conselho Regional de Medicina de São Paulo and by Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA). Specialists on behalf of Academia Brasileira de Neurologia prepared a critical statement about use of cannabidiol and other cannabis derivatives in neurological diseases.

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