Convulsions Associated with the Use of a Synthetic Cannabinoid Product.
Summary of "Convulsions Associated with the Use of a Synthetic Cannabinoid Product."
INTRODUCTION:
Clinical presentations following the use of various "spice" or synthetic cannabinoids have included agitation, anxiety, emesis, hallucinations, psychosis, tachycardia, and unresponsiveness. Convulsions were described in a one report although there was not laboratory confirmation for synthetic cannabinoids. In another published report laboratory confirmation for a synthetic cannabinoid was done in which the patient manifested activity that was interpreted as a possible convulsion. CASE
REPORT:
We describe a patient who had two witnessed generalized convulsions soon after smoking a "spice" product that we later confirmed to have four different synthetic cannabinoids.
DISCUSSION:
Convulsions have only rarely been associated with marijuana exposures. Recreational use of synthetic cannabinoids is a very recent phenomenon and there is a very limited, albeit burgeoning, literature detailing the associated complications including convulsions we have reported here. The absence of anticonvulsant phytocannabinoids in spice products could potentially be one of multiple unknown mechanisms contributing to convulsions.
Affiliation
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive #8925, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA, aschneir@ucsd.edu.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
ISSN: 1937-6995
Pages:
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22160733
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13181-011-0182-2
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Receptor, Cannabinoid, Cb2
A subclass of cannabinoid receptor found primarily on immune cells where it may play a role modulating release of CYTOKINES.
Receptor, Cannabinoid, Cb1
A subclass of cannabinoid receptor found primarily on central and peripheral NEURONS where it may play a role modulating NEUROTRANSMITTER release.
Product Packaging
Form in which product is processed or wrapped and labeled. PRODUCT LABELING is also available.
Prostaglandins A, Synthetic
Analogs or derivatives of prostaglandin A that do not occur naturally in the body. They do not include the product of the chemical synthesis of hormonal PGA.
Prostaglandins E, Synthetic
Analogs or derivatives of prostaglandins E that do not occur naturally in the body. They do not include the product of the chemical synthesis of hormonal PGE.
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