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. 2022 Oct 6;145(1):113–126. doi: 10.1007/s00401-022-02501-9

Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

Case #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16
Age at death 48 46 37 50 38 36 28 54 48 36 43 41 56 69 68 63
Sex M M M F M F M F M F M F F F F F
Mutation V30M S52P V30M V30M V30M* V30M V30M V30M V30M V30M V30M V30M V30M
Age at disease onset 41 33 26 39 30 30 24 48 43 30 31 39 37 52 52 34
Disease duration 7 13 13 11 8 6 4 6 5 6 12 3 19 17 16 29
Cause of death Liver failure Cardiac arrest Sepsis Cardiac arrest Sepsis Sepsis Sepsis Liver failure Liver failure Liver failure Sepsis Liver failure Cachexia Sepsis Pneumonia Renal failure
TTR-FAP disease stage 3 na 3 3 2 1 na 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 3
Intracerebral hemorrhage pons lobar + pons
Ischemic stroke LACI
Cognitive complaints yes yes yes
Cranial nerve dysfunction XII VII, XII XII XII VII VII
Liver transplant 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1

VII: difacial palsy, face fasciculations

XII: tongue fasciculations and/or tongue atrophy

FAP disease stage: 1: symptomatic disease, walks unassisted; 2: walks with assistance; 3: limited to wheelchair

LACI: Lacunar infarct; in this case (#2) a motor lacunar syndrome (isolated hemiplegia with ipsilateral central facial palsy)

*Homozygous mutation