IFN-BETA ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER MEDICAMENTS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENS DISORDERS

摘要

The invention relates to the use of Interferon-ß (IFN -ß) for treating and for preventing Alzheimers disease (AD), Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) or Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSSD). It further relates to the use of IFN -ß in combination with an Alzheimer's disease treating agent for treating and/or preventing Alzheimer's disease. The use of IFN -ß in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor for treating and/or preventing early-onset Alzheimer's disease is preferred.