Patel Rikinkumar S, Kamil Saher, Shah Mansi R, Bhimanadham Narmada Neerja, Imran Sundus
Psychiatry, Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, USA.
Psychiatry, Austin Hospital, Austin, USA.
Cureus. 2019 Jun 3;11(6):e4813. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4813.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder of adult onset in the United States. It is a debilitating condition and presents with both motor and non-motor symptoms. Current treatment options are scarce and include replacement of dopamine deficiency with levodopa which targets only motor symptoms of the disorder, does not halt its progression, and is associated with side effects of its own, including dyskinesia. With medical marijuana gaining popularity and being legalized in the United States, we examined the pros and cons of marijuana in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
帕金森病（PD）是美国第二常见的成人起病的神经退行性疾病。它是一种使人衰弱的病症，同时伴有运动和非运动症状。目前的治疗选择有限，包括用左旋多巴替代多巴胺缺乏，该方法仅针对该疾病的运动症状，无法阻止其进展，且自身还伴有包括运动障碍在内的副作用。随着医用大麻在美国越来越受欢迎并合法化，我们研究了大麻在治疗帕金森病方面的利弊。
