大麻素和四大麻素在帕金森病中的使用:一项观察性试点研究
Amber Sousa1, Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue1
1Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA.
Cureus
|August 25, 2023
概括
像CBD和THC这样的大麻产品在帕金森病 (PD) 患者中表现出各种各样的效果,有些人报告症状缓解,但也经历了认知困难和嗜睡.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 在帕金森病 (PD) 中,大麻,四大麻 (THC) 和大麻 (CBD) 的使用越来越多,需要进一步研究.
- 对这些产品在PD患者的疗效和安全性的了解有限.
研究的目的:
- 检查使用,效果,副作用和对大麻使用的态度在PD患者的自然样本中.
- 调查CBD/THC对PD运动和非运动症状的影响.
主要方法:
- 对15名患有PD的个体进行横截面评估,将使用CBD/THC (n=8) 的人与对照组 (n=7) 进行比较.
- 利用结构化的神经心理测试,运动评估和情绪,认知和症状的问卷.
- 由于样本规模较小,使用了t测试,沙皮罗-威尔克和曼-惠特尼U分析.
主要成果:
- 观察到各种各样的处方产品,方法,感知益处和副作用.
- CBD/THC使用者具有较低的全球认知能力 (MoCA分数),但具有相似的特定神经心理表现.
- CBD/THC使用者报告了更多的非运动症状,疼痛,睡眠和焦虑的质量改善,以及嗜睡和忘记等副作用.
结论:
- 大麻 (CBD/THC) 在PD中的使用是多样化的,本研究中的用户显示较低的MoCA分数和更多的非运动症状.
- 报告的好处包括改善睡眠,焦虑和疼痛,但注意到了诸如认知困难等副作用.
- 未来的研究应该优先考虑使用标准化CBD/THC施用方法的临床试验.
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