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Current Review of Leptomeningeal Amyloidosis Associated With Transthyretin Mutations.
The neurologist - 7 Sept 2021
Qin Qi, Wei Cuibai, Piao YueShan, Lian Fang, Wu Hao, Zhou Aihong, Wang Fen, Zuo Xiumei, Han Yue, Lyu Jihui, Guo Dongmei, Jia Jianping
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INTRODUCTION: Leptomeningeal amyloidosis (LA) represents a rare subtype of familial transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, characterized by deposition of amyloid in cranial and spinal leptomeninges. Of >120 TTR mutations identified, few have been associated with LA. CASE REPORT: A 27-year-old male presented with a 2-year history of progressive symptoms including cognitive decline and right-sided weakness and numbness....
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