The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
@article{Consroe1997ThePE, title={The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.}, author={Paul F. Consroe and Richard E. Musty and Jennifer Rein and Wanda Kaye Tillery and Roger G. Pertwee}, journal={European neurology}, year={1997}, volume={38 1}, pages={ 44-8 } }
Fifty-three UK and 59 USA people with multiple sclerosis (MS) answered anonymously the first questionnaire on cannabis use and MS. From 97 to 30% of the subjects reported cannabis improved (in descending rank order): spasticity, chronic pain of extremities, acute paroxysmal phenomenon, tremor, emotional dysfunction, anorexia/weight loss, fatigue states, double vision, sexual dysfunction, bowel and bladder dysfunctions, vision dimness, dysfunctions of walking and balance, and memory loss. The MS…
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