Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Mimicking Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Case Report

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https://doi.org/10.17161/rrnmf.v1i3.13677

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Familial Amyloid Neuropathies, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculopathy, Diagnostic Errors, Diagnostic Criteria

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Author Biographies

  • Amanda J. Thuringer, D.O., Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

    Neuroimmunology Fellow of Neurology

  • Omar H. Jawdat, M.D., Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

    Neurology Assistant Professor

  • Mazen M. Dimachkie, M.D., Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

    Professor, Neuromuscular Division Director, Executive Vice Chair of Neurology

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2020-07-17

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Thuringer, A., Jawdat, O., & Dimachkie, M. (2020). Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Mimicking Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Case Report. RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal, 1(3), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.17161/rrnmf.v1i3.13677