title: Systemic transthyretin amyloidosis in a patient with bent spine syndrome.
abstract: Wild-type and mutant transthyretin (TTR) are implicated in systemic amyloidosis (ATTR). Myopathy is a rare complication of ATTR amyloidosis, however no patient with bent spine syndrome secondary to ATTR amyloidosis has been reported so far. We present the first case of bent spine syndrome in a patient with wild-type ATTR amyloidosis who also had concomitant Alzheimer's disease.
authors: Department of Neurology, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. krezania@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors: Kourosh
authors: K
authors: Rezania
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Pytel
authors: Laurel J
authors: LJ
authors: Smit
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Mastrianni
authors: Michelle A
authors: MA
authors: Dina
authors: W Edward
authors: WE
authors: Highsmith
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D028227:Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology