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Is Medical Marijuana Helpful In Post Concussion Syndrome?

hello,I find that meddical cannbis halp me a lot with my pcs symptoms.

I was injurd in a car accident 19 years ago, with 5 days coma and TBI etc`.

I had few months of rehabilitation, and now I have some issues with myself..

do you find meddical marijuana helpfull in such patients?

thank you

                                                                 
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Hi, postconcussive symptoms are managed symptomatically and take long time to improve.
Although the role of medical merijuana is controversial , bur canabinoids offer definitive neuroprotective effect in head injuries.
These should be used in such patients.
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Is Medical Marijuana Helpful In Post Concussion Syndrome?

Hi, postconcussive symptoms are managed symptomatically and take long time to improve. Although the role of medical merijuana is controversial , bur canabinoids offer definitive neuroprotective effect in head injuries. These should be used in such patients. Thanks