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Nature Clinical Practice Neurology (2006) 2, 292
doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0183  

Loss of expectation in Alzheimer's disease reduces the efficacy of analgesics

Christine Kyme

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In a recent study reported in Pain, researchers show for the first time that the mechanisms that underlie expectation of drug effects can be disrupted in a neurological disorder, leading to a reduction in drug efficacy.

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