Last updated on:
10/22/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl, MD Biography
- Title:
- Director of Tourette Syndrome Clinic at the Medical School of Hannover
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“There is anecdotal evidence to suggest that the consumption of marijuana clearly and continuously benefits Tourette patients. There is also a strong suggestion that the plant cannabis is more effective than synthetic THC, and that patients taking the mixture experience fewer unpleasant side effects.”
“Marijuana Chemical Eases Tourette’s Symptoms,” by Hannah Cleaver, Reuters Health, Apr. 2002
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Key Experts
Physicians [Physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks.] [Note: Key Experts definition varies by sites that have this designation.] - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Director of Tourette Syndrome Clinic, Medical School of Hannover, Germany
- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Medical School of Hannover, Germany
- Co-Presenter, “I-124-AM281 PET Imaging of CB1-Receptors in Schizophrenia: A Case Study,” Poster Presentation, Conference on Cannabinoids, 2005
- Member of Program Committee, 2005 Congress on Cannabis and the Cannabinoids
- Workshop Leader, “Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Tourette Syndrome,” 2001 Congress on Cannabis and the Cannabinoids
- Member of Program Committee, 2001 Congress on Cannabis and the Cannabinoids
- Member of the board, working group Cannabis As Medicine, 1999
- Education:
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- Assistant in the neurological clinic, Medical School of Hannover, 1990-1996
- MD, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (Medical School of Hannover), 1983-1990
- Other:
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- None found
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