PD & Cannabis Was : Re: questions

[Murray Charters <Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maryse,
PD & Cannabis is addressed (in part) on pge 8 Alternative Medicines at:



All the best ............ murray

On 16 May 2000, at 6:38, Maryse Schild wrote:

> I had to format my hard drive and am still reading the 300+ messages in
> my box. I found this on the PD-UK list.:
> Maryse
>
> Prof Roger Pertwee form the Institute of Medical Sci. Aberdeen
> University, has worked with cannabis and cannabinoids for many years.
> Evidence to date suggests that cannabis depresses the activity of most
> neurotransmitters, so it might be expected to make symptoms of PD worse.
> However, cannabinoid receptors are clustered in and around the basal
> ganglia suggesting they are involved in regulating motor function in
> some way and presumably not just negatively, while neurotransmitters all
> act in a relative way in any case.
>
>
> He is very interested to hear from anyone with PD who has used cannabis.
> He would like to know in what form it was used, what effect it had on
> their symptoms and did it improve/worsen side effects (it is supposed to
> be helpful for dyskinesia). Any communications would be regarded in the
> strictest confidence. He can be contacted via any of the means below.
>
>
> Roger Pertwee, Professor of Neuropharmacology
>
> Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences
>
> University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill
>
> Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
>
> Scotland, UK
>
>
> Tel: National: 01224 273040
>
> Fax: National: 01224 273019
>
> Tel: International: Int Code + 44 1224 273040
>
> Fax: International: Int Code + 44 1224 273019
>
> email rgp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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