arthritis and cognitive dysfunction Archives

Abstract Number: 474 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Impaired Cognition Is Linked to Brain Depletion in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in a Rat Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Martin Pedard¹, Perle Totoson², Clément Prati^3,4, Céline Demougeot² and Christine Marie⁵, ¹CHU François Mitterrand and INSERM U1093 Cognition, Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice, Dijon, France, ²EA 4267 FDE, FHU INCREASE, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie, CHRU J Minjoz, Besançon, France, ⁴Hopital Jean Minjoz and EA 4267 FDE, FHU INCREASE, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, ⁵INSERM U1093, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction including depression-like symptoms is a frequent comorbidity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1. Mechanisms that have been linked to cognitive impairments in the general…

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