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Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer’s Disease

Perispinal etanercept administration

2:01 | Neurology, Psychiatry & Mental Health

Rapid cognitive improvement following perispinal etanercept may be related to amelioration of the effects of excess TNF-alpha on synaptic mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease and provides a promising area for additional investigation and therapeutic intervention.

References and Resources
Tobinick E, Gross H. Rapid cognitive improvement in Alzheimer’s disease following perispinal etanercept administration. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008, 5:2.

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