Improvement of cognition, a potential benefit of anti-TNF therapy in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-367

  Chen, Yi Ming ^a,b   Chen, Hsin Hua ^a,b,c   Lan, Jong Liang ^a,b,c   Chen, Der Yuan ^a,b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognition; Rheumatoid arthritis; TNF inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETANERCEPT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TNFR-FC FUSION PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AGED; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77954623308     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.01.017     Document Type: Letter

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