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  • SAF5: Does the safety profile of IVIG vary according to mode of production or between different IVIG approved versions or products when used in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease?
Use of Intravenous immunoglobulins for Alzeheimer’s disease including Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Does the safety profile of IVIG vary according to mode of production or between different IVIG approved versions or products when used in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease?

Authors: Luca Vignatelli, Luciana Ballini, Susanna Maltoni, Jelena Barbaric, Mirjana Huic, Pernilla Östlund

Internal reviewers: Gerardo Atienza, Lavinia Panait

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Vignatelli L et al. Result Card SAF5 In: Vignatelli L et al. Safety In: Jefferson T, Cerbo M, Vicari N [eds.]. Use of Intravenous immunoglobulins for Alzeheimer’s disease including Mild Cognitive Impairment [Core HTA], Agenas - Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali ; 2015. [cited 28 May 2023]. Available from: http://corehta.info/ViewCover.aspx?id=267

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