Joined: 5/21/2016
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From today’s The Washington Post, aducanumab is intended to slow cognitive decline. More details about this controversial drug and decision within the article. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/07/fda-approves-alzheimers-drug-aducanumab/
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Joined: 2/7/2012
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I'm concerned about the incidence of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities that I've read can occur as much as 40% of the time. Many are asymptomatic, but that mean it's okay?
https://memory.ucsf.edu/aducanumab
https://memory.ucsf.edu/aducanumab#:~:text=About%204%20in%2010%20patients,a%20combination%20of%20the%20two
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Joined: 9/8/2021
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I looked up on that as a possible medication to bring up to my Grandfather's PCP, but then I saw the side effects. The medication can cause brain swelling and brain bleeds. That's far too big of a risk to take in my opinion. To me, the risks seem to outweigh the benefits, and it makes me quite nervous.
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