How effective is IVIg in treating Alzheimers?
It should be noted that IVIG use to treat Alzheimer’s is in the early stages of investigation. However, as of 1/1/09 a few small clinical studies have shown very promising results. Two clinical studies have been carried out examining the effects of IVIG in Alzheimer’s disease research at a mild to moderate stage of the illness. A total of 13 patients were treated in each of these two studies. While the study group was too small a number to establish conclusively whether or not the treatment works, IVIG was well-tolerated by the patients over six months of treatment. The majority showed improved cognitive ability. This has been exciting to investigators as other Alzheimer drugs on the market currently only work to temporarily halt or slow deterioration. In 2005, researchers at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center concluded the first clinical study that suggests that IVIG treatment may stabilize or improve cognitive function in Alzheimer patients, when administ
