Patent ID: 7968112

Claim:
A method of treating a subject suffering from a cognitive or mental condition or disorder which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a preparation, comprising serine glycerophospholipids which comprise a non-mammalian derived mixture of serine glycerophospholipids comprising eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and serine glycerophospholipids comprising docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein each such serine glycerophospholipid comprising EPA and each such serine glycerophospholipid comprising DHA has the formula (I): wherein R″ is serine; wherein one of R or R′ is acyl EPA or acyl DHA and the other of R or R′ is hydrogen or an acyl group; wherein the combined amount of EPA and DHA present in such mixture of serine glycerophospholipids constitutes 10-50% by weight of the total fatty acids content of the serine glycerophospholipids in said preparation; and wherein the condition or disorder is selected from the group consisting of a learning disorder, an age-associated memory impairment, a cognitive decline, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).