Impairment | Site of amyloid deposition | Associated symptoms or conditions |
---|---|---|
Somatic nerve fibers | Neuropathic pain or numbness in hands and feet | |
Walking difficulties, balance disorders | ||
Loss of grip strength | ||
Autonomic nerve fibers | Sexual dysfunction | |
Disturbances in GI motility | ||
Urinary disorders | ||
Sweating abnormalities detected by clinical tests | ||
Eye dryness | ||
Cardiac extracellular matrix | Dyspnea, peripheral edema | |
Decrease of performance/6-min walk test | ||
Syncope | ||
Fatigue | ||
Bradyarrhythmias or tachyarrhythmias | ||
Autonomic cardiac nerves | Lack of increase in heart rate during exercise | |
Orthostatic hypotension | ||
Syncope | ||
Eye | Blurred vision | |
Vitreous opacities | ||
Glaucoma | ||
Tenosynovial tissues, ligaments, tendons | Carpal tunnel syndrome |