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| A seven-year-old girl who suffers with a rare genetic condition has been granted a license for medicinal cannabis. | A seven-year-old girl who suffers with a rare genetic condition has been granted a license for medicinal cannabis. |
| Sophia Gibson, from Newtownards, County Down suffers with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. | Sophia Gibson, from Newtownards, County Down suffers with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. |
| The condition is caused by a rare genetic dysfunction of the brain and results in severe epileptic seizures. | The condition is caused by a rare genetic dysfunction of the brain and results in severe epileptic seizures. |
| An application was made on behalf of Sophia to the specialist cannabis panel set up by the home secretary. | An application was made on behalf of Sophia to the specialist cannabis panel set up by the home secretary. |
| Sophia's parents, Danielle and Darren, said cannabis oil relieves the symptoms of Sophia's condition and could drastically reduce the number of seizures she endures each day. | Sophia's parents, Danielle and Darren, said cannabis oil relieves the symptoms of Sophia's condition and could drastically reduce the number of seizures she endures each day. |
| She was previously treated with the medication when her family took her to the Netherlands. | She was previously treated with the medication when her family took her to the Netherlands. |
| Sophia was admitted into intensive care on Wednesday after what has been described as a "traumatic" seizure that led to her being put into an induced coma. | Sophia was admitted into intensive care on Wednesday after what has been described as a "traumatic" seizure that led to her being put into an induced coma. |
| The panel was set up by the home secretary after a number of high-profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures. | The panel was set up by the home secretary after a number of high-profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures. |
| Billy Caldwell from Castlederg was granted an emergency licence by the Deparment of Health allowing doctors in Belfast to treat him with medicinal cannabis. | Billy Caldwell from Castlederg was granted an emergency licence by the Deparment of Health allowing doctors in Belfast to treat him with medicinal cannabis. |