An autopsy case of leptomeningeal amyloidosis associated with transthyretin Gly47Arg mutation.

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We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with a 4-year history of progressive numbness in the distal portions of both her lower limbs, diarrhea alternating with periods of constipation, and orthostatic syncope. She demonstrated sensory dominant neuropathy and dysautonomia including orthostatic hypotension, paralytic ileus, and urinary retention. A systemic mutation analysis revealed a G47R mutation in...

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