The Potential Proconvulsant Effects of Cannabis: a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cannabis' effect on seizure activity is an emerging topic that remains without consensus and merits further investigation. We therefore performed a scoping review to identify the available evidence and knowledge gaps within the existing literature on cannabis product exposures as a potential cause of seizures in humans.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. The PubMed and Scopus databases were searched over a 20-year period from the date of the database query (12/21/2020). Inclusion criteria were (1) English language original research articles, (2) inclusion of human subjects, and (3) either investigation of seizures as a part of recreational cannabinoid use OR of exogenous cannabinoids as

SUBMITTER: Kaczor EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature