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Is It Time to Test the Antiseizure Potential of Palmitoylethanolamide in Human Studies? A Systematic Review of Preclinical Evidence

Bortoletto R, Balestrieri M, Bhattacharyya S, Colizzi M. Brain Sci. 2022;12(1):101.

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Design
Review
Subjects
Systematic review of animal studies; no human study found
Dose used in the study
Varied, in animal models
Duration
Not applicable
What was measured
Seizure frequency and severity in animal models of epilepsy and acute seizures; endocannabinoid changes; mechanisms

What the authors reported

In animal models, supplementation reduced seizure frequency and severity, in some cases comparably to antiseizure drugs, with pretreatment more effective. No human study exists.

Limits of this study

Preclinical only. The title asks whether human trials should begin; none has reported. One author consults for GW Pharma outside this work.

Source

PubMed 35053844 · doi:10.3390/brainsci12010101

Entry checked against the abstract on PubMed on 2026-09-22. The dose shown is the dose the researchers used. It is not a recommendation. How to read this page.