Excitotoxicity describes the process that injures or destroys nerve cells by overstimulation or production of specific neurotransmitters normally caused by a traumatic event such as stroke causing significant neurotransmitter imbalance or by external neurotoxic agents such as military nerve agents or potent insecticides for example.
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Possibility of efficacy for cannabis in treatment of excitotoxicity.
Based on 2 Studies from 2011 - 2017
Study Name, Description & Year
Rating
Inhibitor Of Endocannabinoid Deactivation Protects Against In Vitro And In Vivo Neurotoxic Effects Of Paraoxon
Animal study (rats) — 2017
A New Generation Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor Protects Against Kainate-induced Excitotoxicity
Animal study (rats) — 2011