Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions?
@article{Russo2004ClinicalED,
title={Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions?},
author={Ethan B. Russo},
journal={Neuro endocrinology letters},
year={2004},
volume={25 1-2},
pages={
31-9
}
}OBJECTIVES
This study examines the concept of clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD), and the prospect that it could underlie the pathophysiology of migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and other functional conditions alleviated by clinical cannabis.
METHODS
Available literature was reviewed, and literature searches pursued via the National Library of Medicine database and other resources.
RESULTS
Migraine has numerous relationships to endocannabinoid function. Anandamide…
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