Medical Marijuana May Ease Some MS Symptoms Finding applies only to pot in pill or spray form, neurologists say

Stuart SchlossmanAlternative therapies and devices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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But, experts say small study is not conclusive,
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana can help relieve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but whether it can benefit patients with other neurological disorders is still unclear, according to a new review by top neurologists.
Doctors with the American Academy of Neurology reviewed current research and found certain forms of marijuana — but not smoked marijuana — can help treat MS symptoms such as muscle stiffness, certain types of pain and muscle spasms, andoveractive bladder.
“There are receptors in the brain that respond to marijuana, and the locations of the receptors are in places where you would expect them to help with these symptoms,” said Dr. Barbara Koppel, a professor of neurology at New York Medical College in New York City and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
But marijuana can’t help tremors caused by MS or involuntary muscle spasms caused by the use of levodopa to treat Parkinson’s disease, the physicians concluded.

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