Efficacy and tolerance of cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy in patients with Rett syndrome

Abstract We aim to assess the efficacy and tolerance of cannabidiol as adjunctive therapy for Rett syndrome (RTT) patients with epilepsy. We conducted a longitudinal observational study through a monocentric cohort of 46 patients with RTT. Patients were recruited from March 2020 to October 2022 and were treated with Epidyolex® (cannabidiol, CBD, 100 mg/mL oral solution). In our cohort, 26 patients had associated epilepsy (26/46 [56%]), and 10/26 (38%) were treated with CBD, in combination with clobazam in 50% of