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A family running out of options for its daughter, who suffered from severe intractable myoclonic epilepsy, moved to Colorado to see if medical marijuana could help her.
The family told ABC News that the 3-year-old's seizers have decreased ever since their daughter, Addyson Benton, began the marijuana treatment.
The Bentons were watching a documentary about marijuana that prompted them to move to Colorado to get medical marijuana for Addyson in the hopes that it would give her some relief. At the time they moved in March, Addyson, 3, couldn't say her name and was developmentally delayed, Benton said.
In consultation with Dr. Margaret Gedde in Colorado, Benton said, they tried a few marijuana-derived products and found that a patch that they put on Addyson's ankle each morning reduced her seizures.
"Six hours after we put it on her, she lit up," Benton said. "She stared mimicking hand gestures, talking, mimicking words on TV," Benton said.
Some doctors are still not ready to hail medical marijuana as the solution to pediatric seizures, but a recent study of anecdotal information showed that parents who moved to the state with their epileptic children were more likely to report positive results.
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The family told ABC News that the 3-year-old's seizers have decreased ever since their daughter, Addyson Benton, began the marijuana treatment.
The Bentons were watching a documentary about marijuana that prompted them to move to Colorado to get medical marijuana for Addyson in the hopes that it would give her some relief. At the time they moved in March, Addyson, 3, couldn't say her name and was developmentally delayed, Benton said.
In consultation with Dr. Margaret Gedde in Colorado, Benton said, they tried a few marijuana-derived products and found that a patch that they put on Addyson's ankle each morning reduced her seizures.
"Six hours after we put it on her, she lit up," Benton said. "She stared mimicking hand gestures, talking, mimicking words on TV," Benton said.
Some doctors are still not ready to hail medical marijuana as the solution to pediatric seizures, but a recent study of anecdotal information showed that parents who moved to the state with their epileptic children were more likely to report positive results.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana dramatically improves 3-year-old's epilepsy | Denver Sun Times
Author: Nader Ihmoud
Contact: Contact Us | Denver Sun Times
Photo Credit: Twitter
Website: Denver Sun Times | Denver News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment & More
