Medicine and Health

Iatrogenic Alzheimer's disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone

G. Banerjee, S. F. Farmer, et al.

This groundbreaking study by Gargi Banerjee and colleagues explores the rare phenomenon of iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease among recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone. It reveals alarming insights into how Alzheimer's disease, similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, may be transmitted through medical procedures, emphasizing the urgent need for preventive measures against the transmission of amyloid-beta pathology.

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