Peripheral Nervous System Involvement

Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul; P James B Dyck

doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2020.07.004

Peripheral Nervous System Involvement

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2020 Dec;34(6):1091-1098. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

Authors

Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul¹, P James B Dyck²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 988435 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-8435, USA.
² Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 1(st) street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: Dyck.PJames@mayo.edu.

PMID: 33099426
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.07.004

Abstract

Peripheral nervous system involvement in primary systemic amyloidosis is another important organ involvement in the spectrum of this disease entity. Early recognition may lead to an earlier diagnosis and treatment with improvement in prognosis.

Keywords: AL amyloidosis; Amyloid autonomic neuropathy; Amyloid myopathy; Amyloid neuropathy; Amyloidosis; Light chain amyloid; Primary systemic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / complications
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / diagnosis
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / metabolism
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / therapy
Peripheral Nervous System / metabolism*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / diagnosis
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / etiology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / metabolism
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / therapy