Nerve ultrasound in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: red flags and possible progression biomarkers.
Alessandro SalvalaggioDaniele CoraciMario CacciavillaniLaura ObiciAnna MazzeoMarco LuigettiFrancesca PastorelliMarina GrandisTiziana CavallaroGiulia BisogniAlessandro LozzaChiara GemelliLuca GentileMario ErmaniGian Maria FabriziRosaria PlasmatiMarta CampagnoloFrancesca CastellaniRoberto GasparottiCarlo MartinoliLuca PaduaChiara BrianiPublished in: Journal of neurology (2020)
The present study identifies nerve morphological US patterns that may help in the early diagnosis (morpho-functional dissociation of median nerve in CTS) and monitoring of pre-symptomatic TTR carriers (larger nerve CSA at proximal nerve sites, especially at brachial plexi).