Therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for stroke: scoping review protocol

Abstract: Introduction: Each year, approximately 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke, either ischemic or hemorrhagic. The current therapeutical approach for acute ischemic stroke includes thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy; still, no neuroprotective treatment options currently exist to improve its neurological outcome. Some components of the endocannabinoid system are altered after ischemic stroke. It is considered that cannabinoids may exert neuroprotective effects; however, the use of cannabinoid… Show more