Survey on cannabis use in Parkinson's disease: subjective improvement of motor symptoms.
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چکیده
An anonymous questionnaire sent to all patients attending the Prague Movement Disorder Centre revealed that 25% of 339 respondents had taken cannabis and 45.9% of these described some form of benefit.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
دوره 19 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004