Strength, muscle quality and functional capacity in liver transplanted familial amyloidotic polineuropathy patients

Tomás, Maria Teresa; Santa-Clara, Helena; Monteiro, Estela; Pimenta, Nuno; Cabri, Jan; Freire, António; Barroso, Eduardo

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Liver transplantation is the unique treatment for several end-stage diseases. Familial Amiloidotic Polineuropathy (FAP) is a neurodegenerative disease related with systemic deposition of amyloidal fiber mainly on peripheral nervous system, clinically translated by an autonomous sensitive-motor neuropathy with severe functional limitations in some cases. The unique treatment for FAP disease is a liver transplant with a very aggressive medication to muscle metabolism and force production. To our knowledge there are no quantitative characterizations of body composition, strength or functional capacity in this population.

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Fisioterapia Reabilitação Polineuropatia amiloidótica familiar Transplante de órgãos Fígado Massa muscular

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Tomás MT, Santa-Clara H, Monteiro E, Pimenta N, Cabri J, Freire A, Barroso E. Strength, muscle quality and functional capacity in liver transplanted familial amyloidotic polineuropathy patients. In 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, Oslo (Norway), 24-27th June, 2009. Poster.