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Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR‐FAP): Parameters for early diagnosis

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Familial transthyretin amyloidosis is a life‐threatening disease presenting with sensorimotor and autonomic polyneuropathy. Delayed diagnosis has a detrimental effect on treatment and prognosis. To facilitate diagnosis, we analyzed data patterns… Click to show full abstract

Familial transthyretin amyloidosis is a life‐threatening disease presenting with sensorimotor and autonomic polyneuropathy. Delayed diagnosis has a detrimental effect on treatment and prognosis. To facilitate diagnosis, we analyzed data patterns of patients with transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR‐FAP) and compared them to polyneuropathies of different etiology for clinical and electrophysiological discriminators.

Keywords: transthyretin familial; diagnosis; amyloid polyneuropathy; ttr fap; familial amyloid; polyneuropathy ttr

Journal Title: Brain and Behavior
Year Published: 2018

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