In a recent clinical trial, veterinarians at Colorado State University (CSU) used cannabidiol, or CBD, to significantly reduce the number of seizures per month in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. Idiopathic epilepsy in canine patients is defined by seizures that cannot be explained by another abnormality. Epidiolex, the only FDA-approved CBD treatment currently available, has previously […]
Epilepsy Natural Animal ModelDescription: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterized by unpredictable seizures, and it affects both humans and animals. Management of epilepsy is often challenging, especially with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, which both manifest as early-onset, treatment-resistant epilepsy in young children. Dravet syndrome is thought to affect about 1 in every 22,000-40,000 people (Connolly 2016), […]