title: Diagnostic challenges in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: avoiding misdiagnosis of a treatable hereditary neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.|Molecular Neuroscience, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Consortium, University of Pavia, Monza Policlinico and Pavia Mondino, Pavia, Italy.|Department of Neurology, Casimiro Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vegezzi
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozza
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alfonsi
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montini
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.|Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Arrigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moglia
authors.affiliation: Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy gmerlini@unipv.it.
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.affiliation: Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Obici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D028227:Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000075363:Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000235:genetics; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D011228:Prealbumin
keywords: amyloid polyneuropathy; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; peripheral neuropathy; transthyretin