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. 2022 Mar 13;269(8):4281–4287. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11056-4

Table 1.

Clinical and electrophysiological findings

ATTRv
(N = 35)
CIAP
(N = 55)
p value
Clinical findings
TTR gene mutation

V30M

P64L

V122I

42,8%

51.4%

5.7%

- -
Gender

Male

Female

91.4%

8.6%

83.6%

16.4%

p = 0.289
Family history of neuropathy

No

Yes

100%

0%

100%

0%

p = 0.569
Progressive neuropathy

No

Yes

51.4%

48.6%

47.3%

52.7%

p = 0.701
Walking impairment

0

1

2

3

0%

48.6%

34.3%

17.1%

0%

69.1%

25.5%

5.4%

p = 0.083
Muscle weakness

No

Yes

14.3%

85.7%

45.5%

54.5%

p = 0.002
Sensory symptoms

No

Yes

2.8%

97.2%

9.1%

90.9%

p = 0.248
Carpal tunnel syndrome history

No

Yes

42.9%

57.1%

76.4%

23.6%

p = 0.001
Autonomic symptoms

No

Yes

68.6%

31.4%

72.7%

27.3%

p = 0.672
Age of onset (years) 64.3 ± 9.9 58.2 ± 11.2 p = 0.011
Disease duration (years) 4.3 ± 4.1 3.8 ± 2.7 p = 0.534
Electrophysiological findings
SAP median

Normal

Reduced

Absent

0%

25%

75%

40.8%

34.7%

24.5%

p < 0.001
SAP ulnar

Normal

Reduced

Absent

0%

45.5%

54.5%

31.6%

42.1%

26.3%

p < 0.001
SAP sural

Normal

Reduced

Absent

5.9%

26.5%

67.6%

6.4%

34%

59.6%

p = 0.671
SAP superficial

Normal

Reduced

Absent

5.6%

0%

94.4%

13.9%

13.9%

72.2%

p = 0.139
CMAP median

Normal

Reduced

Absent

14.3%

60.7%

25%

73.3%

24.5%

2.2%

p < 0.001
CMAP ulnar

Normal

Reduced

Absent

27.6%

68.9%

3.5%

73.5%

24.5%

2%

p < 0.001
CMAP tibial

Normal

Reduced

Absent

35.3%

17.6%

47.1%

20.8%

50%

29.2%

p = 0.011
CMAP peroneal

Normal

Reduced

Absent

17.9%

39.3%

42.8%

29.2%

35.4%

35.4%

p = 0.540

p values marked with bold indicate a statistically significant difference between the groups

SAP sensory action potential, CMAP compound motor action potential