A Girl Mistakenly Ate 96 Marijuana Gummies. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.

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Patient NP by Ceci, Tony by Wolfgang Nelson, Rebecca by Dawn Bradley, PA Erin Goodenough
US FDA Alert: https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-warns-consumers-about-accidental-ingestion-children-food-products-containing-thc
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These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet.

References:

Cannabis Edibles and Pediatric Toxicity Risk.
https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/cannabis-edibles-and-pediatric-toxicity-risk

Pediatric Concerns Due to Expanded Cannabis Use: Unintended Consequences of Legalization.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27139708/

Implications of Plasma Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-Hydroxy-THC, and 11-nor-9-Carboxy-THC Concentrations in Chronic. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3159863/

Promises and Challenges of Edibles. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5260817/

Innovative Therapeutics or Designer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139381/

Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1611618

Marijuana Equivalency in Portion and Dosage. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316977045_Marijuana_Equivalency_in_Portion_and_Dosage

Review of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ8-THC): Comparative pharmacology with Δ9-THC
https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.15865

Sedation and Acute Encephalopathy in a Pediatric Patient Following Ingestion of Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol Gummies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8594112/

Delta-8- and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol comparison in man by oral and intravenous administration
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4698563/

An efficient new cannabinoid antiemetic in pediatric oncology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7776837/

Cannabinoid Receptors in the Central Nervous System: Their Signaling and Roles in Disease. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2016.00294/full

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