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)
Specialty: Hematology Oncology