The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott A Washburn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Carol Ann Shively, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514182 ; 514178 ; 514179 ;
Abstract
A method of using a steroidal compound, 17.alpha.-dihydroequilenin, to prevent and treat neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunction in estrogen deficient females and to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's related dementia and other senile dementia related conditions in both males and females. The method comprises administering 17.alpha.-dihydroequilenin in a therapeutically effective amount to a mammal in need of increased cognitive function or to a mammal susceptible to estrogen deficiency-related neurodegeneration or to senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.