Description

Damy et al reported a disease severity score for a patient with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv). A group of findings relates to motor function. The authors are from multiple institutions in Europe.


Patient selection: hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis

 

Parameters:

(1) atrophy of upper limb

(2) atrophy of lower limb

(3) finger adduction

(4) finger abduction

(5) wrist flexion

(6) wrist extension

(7) elbow flexion

(8) elbow extension

(9) shoulder adduction

(10) shoulder abduction

(11) ankle dorsiflexion

(12) ankle plantarflexion

(13) knee flexion

(14) knee extension

(15) hip abduction

(16) hip adduction

 

Motor Function

 

Grade

normal

normal power

4

active movement against gravity and resistance

active MAGR

3

active movement against gravity

active MAG

2

active movement with gravity eliminated

active MWG

1

no contractions

no contractions

0

 

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

atrophy of upper limb

absent

0

 

present

0.79

atrophy of lower limb

absent

0

 

present

0.66

finger adduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.47

 

active MAG

0.61

 

active MWG

0.74

 

no contractions

0.86

finger abduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.50

 

active MAG

0.66

 

active MWG

0.81

 

no contractions

0.95

wrist flexion

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.58

 

active MAG

0.74

 

active MWG

0.88

 

no contractions

1.02

wrist extension

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.59

 

active MAG

0.75

 

active MWG

0.90

 

no contractions

1.04

elbow flexion

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.68

 

active MAG

0.84

 

active MWG

0.99

 

no contractions

1.10

elbow extension

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.68

 

active MAG

0.84

 

active MWG

0.99

 

no contractions

1.10

shoulder adduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.77

 

active MAG

0.88

 

active MWG

0.97

 

no contractions

1.04

shoulder abduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.75

 

active MAG

0.92

 

active MWG

1.04

 

no contractions

1.13

ankle dorsiflexion

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.54

 

active MAG

0.68

 

active MWG

0.84

 

no contractions

0.97

ankle plantarflexion

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.50

 

active MAG

0.65

 

active MWG

0.81

 

no contractions

0.95

knee flexion

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.61

 

active MAG

0.75

 

active MWG

0.90

 

no contractions

1.02

knee extension

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.61

 

active MAG

0.77

 

active MWG

0.92

 

no contractions

1.04

hip abduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.74

 

active MAG

0.86

 

active MWG

0.99

 

no contractions

1.08

hip adduction

normal power

0

 

active MAGR

0.75

 

active MAG

0.88

 

active MWG

1.01

 

no contractions

1.11

 

subscore for motor function =

= SUM(points for all of the parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum subscore: 0

• maximum subscore: 15.86 (15.88 in document)


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