In relatives of Alzheimer's patients with aMCI, Cerebrolysin treatment was linked to no dementia conversions, while conversions occurred in untreated relatives.
In plain wordsIn relatives with mild cognitive decline, Cerebrolysin treatment was linked to no dementia conversions, compared with conversions in untreated relatives.
- Peptide
- Cerebrolysin
- Outcome
- DecreaseConversion from aMCI to dementia
- Study
n = 88
- Comparator
- Untreated relatives
- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 20 ml · intravenousAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Annual conversion from aMCI to dementia
- 9.5%
- comparison group (untreated)
Source sentences
The annual conversion from aMCI to dementia due to probable AD was 9.5% only in the comparison group.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The absence of cases of aMCI conversion to dementia in the treated patients for 2.5 years of observation can serve as confirmation of a disease-modifying effect in Cerebrolysin.
The cohort included 88 first-degree relatives of BA patients with aMCI syndrome aged 50 to 82 years (mean age 65.0±9.9 years) of which 46 people received course therapy with Cerebrolysin and 42 people were not treated.