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There is high patient interest in medical cannabis to help alleviate motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), yet few avail themselves of this treatment, new research shows.
In what investigators say is the largest "real world" survey of medical cannabis (MC) in this patient population, researchers in Germany found more than 50% were aware of MC for PD but less than 10% of PD patients used it. In addition, MC users reported significant reductions in PD symptoms including motor and nonmotor symptoms.
"Results suggests that MC might be helpful for selected PD patients with insufficient symptom relief despite their usual antiparkinsonian medication," the researchers led by Carsten Buhmann, MD, head of the outpatient center for neurology at University Hospital Hamburg–Eppendorf in Germany, write.
www.medscape.com
In what investigators say is the largest "real world" survey of medical cannabis (MC) in this patient population, researchers in Germany found more than 50% were aware of MC for PD but less than 10% of PD patients used it. In addition, MC users reported significant reductions in PD symptoms including motor and nonmotor symptoms.
"Results suggests that MC might be helpful for selected PD patients with insufficient symptom relief despite their usual antiparkinsonian medication," the researchers led by Carsten Buhmann, MD, head of the outpatient center for neurology at University Hospital Hamburg–Eppendorf in Germany, write.
High Patient Interest in Cannabis for Parkinson's, But Few Use It
Most patients in a large survey knew that cannabis was legally available as a treatment, but relatively few used it. Most users reported beneficial effects.
www.medscape.com
