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Central Pain Syndrome
Cannabis for Central Pain Syndrome
Central pain syndrome is a neurological condition caused by damage to or dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). Central pain syndrome affects the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, and can be caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease (PD), tumors, or a brain or spinal cord disease or injury. Pain is typically constant, may be moderate to severe in intensity, and is often made worse by touch, movement, emotions, and temperature changes, usually cold temperatures.
There is some very good evidence that cannabis can help treat chronic muscle, bone or neuropathic (nerve) pain, and many of the conditions that can cause central pain syndrome can be treated by cannabis. Cannabis’s sedative, anti-inflammatory, mood- & sleep- improving, and antioxidative effects all make it a potentially suitable treatment for central pain syndrome.
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Animal Study
1
Clinical Meta-analysis
5
Clinical Trial
1
Double Blind Clinical Trial
8
Meta-analysis
8
Total studies
Central Pain Syndrome
23
Positive
19 studies
83%
Inconclusive
3 studies
13%
Negative
1 studies
4%
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- A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of THC/CBD oromucosal spray in combination with the existing treatment regimen, in the relief of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis
- A Dramatic Response to Inhaled Cannabis in a Woman with Central Thalamic Pain and Dystonia
- An Exploratory Human Laboratory Experiment Evaluating Vaporized Cannabis in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain From Spinal Cord Injury and Disease.
- A preliminary evaluation of the relationship of cannabinoid blood concentrations with the analgesic response to vaporized cannabis
- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial of Cannabis Cigarettes in Neuropathic Pain.