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Peripheral nerve ultrasonography in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Apr 2017
Podnar Simon, Sarafov Stayko, Tournev Ivailo, Omejec Gregor, Zidar Janez
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To systematically study peripheral nerve morphology in patients with transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis and TTR gene mutation carriers using high-resolution ultrasonography (US). METHODS: In this prospective cross-sectional study we took a structured history, performed neurological examination, and measured peripheral nerve cross-sectional areas (CSAs) bilaterally at 28 standard locations using US....
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