Action of anti-TNF-α drugs on the progression of Alzheimer's disease: A case report

The aim of this study was to describe a clinical case of a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in use of an anti-TNF-α agent for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The patient reported is an 81-year-old Caucasian man and retired teacher, diagnosed with RA in 2008 and AD in 2011. Treatment with donepe...

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Main Authors: Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo, Filipe Fernandes Justus, Giuliano Retzlaff, Marcelo Rezende Young Blood, Marcelo Derbli Schafranski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642015000200196&lng=en&tlng=en