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    Cannabinoids in Neurologic and Mental Disease
    Cannabinoids in Neurologic and Mental Disease
    Cannabinoids in Neurologic and Mental Disease
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    The application of cannabis sativa for the treatment of neurologic and mental disease is expanding. Cannabinoids in Neurologic and Mental Disease collects and presents for the first time recent research involving the use of pharmacological cannabinoids for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease. The neurologic application of cannabinoid therapy builds upon psychiatric and psychological use for the treatment of a variety of core mental disorders. This comprehensive reference on the known uses of cannabinoids will be useful for clinical neurologists, neuroscience and clinical neuroscience researchers, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists and the general medical community.
    • A comprehensive reference on the clinical uses of cannabinoids for treating major neurologic and mental diseases
    • Detailed coverage of cannabinoid use for neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease including Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease
    • Detailed coverage of cannabinoid use for major psychiatric and psychological diseases and disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, Tourette's syndrome, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateJan 23, 2015
    ISBN9780124171244
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