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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Dysregulation of the Cannabinoid System in Childhood Epilepsy: From Mechanisms to Therapy.

Gloria Montebello, Giuseppe Di Giovanni

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Gloria MontebelloDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, 2080 Msida, Malta.
Giuseppe Di GiovanniSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2006-563X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy affects over 12 million children worldwide, with approximately 30% classified as having drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), often accompanied by neuropsychiatric comorbidities that severely impact quality of life. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) functions as a multifaceted neuromodulatory network regulating neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity, and immune homeostasis from early life through adolescence and into aging. In pediatric epilepsies, alterations in ECS components, particularly CB1 receptor expression and endocannabinoid levels, reveal disorder-specific vulnerabilities and therapeutic opportunities. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound from

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CannabinoidsDrug Resistant EpilepsyEndocannabinoidsEpilepsyAnimalsAnticonvulsantsCannabidiolChildHumansReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1AnticonvulsantsCannabidiolCannabinoidsEndocannabinoidsReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1cannabisendocannabinoidepileptogenesis epilepsymedicinal marijuanapediatricpsychiatric comorbidities

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PMID40650012
PMCPMC12249921

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