Benefícios do uso terapêutico de canabidiol para controle dos sintomas do autismo em crianças

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Lamark Dante Valentins Leite Pinheiro
Lucíola Abílio Diniz Melquiades de Medeiros Rolim

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Objetivo: Identificar os benefícios do uso terapêutico do canabidiol para controle dos sintomas do autismo em crianças. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, com busca através da combinação dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde: "Autism Spectrum Disorder”, "Cannabidiol" e "Children", selecionando 16 artigos para amostra final desta revisão. Resultados: O uso desse fármaco em crianças com autismo e epilepsia reduziu a frequência desses episódios com variação de 80% a 95%. Houve, também, redução de episódios de agressão e automutilação em 67% dos pacientes que usaram canabidiol, sendo analisado através da escala Autism/Caregiver Global Impression of Change. A administração desse fitoterápico possibilitou melhora na escala Aberrant Behaviour Checklist-Community, diminuindo a irritabilidade. Além disso, culminou em melhora na sintomatologia dos participantes com TEA em interações sociais, aumento na linguagem expressiva, comunicação e diminuição de estereótipos. Considerações finais: Diante disso, o canabidiol surge com potencial significativo para manejo das esferas comportamentais, neurológica e cognitivas desse distúrbio. Essas descobertas mostram a importância da realização de futuras pesquisas para avaliar a eficácia e segurança nessa população.

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PinheiroL. D. V. L., & Medeiros RolimL. A. D. M. de. (2025). Benefícios do uso terapêutico de canabidiol para controle dos sintomas do autismo em crianças. Revista Eletrônica Acervo Científico, 25, e20835. https://doi.org/10.25248/reac.e20835.2025
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