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The clinical phenotype is heterogeneous, and characterized by a multisystemic disease affecting the sensorimotor and autonomic functions along with other organs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>All the patients were assessed by complete neurological assessment, neurophysiological evaluation, of the median nerve, and handgrip analysis. The data are presented as means and standard deviations. Parametric and non-parametric assessments have been performed to identify differences between groups. Pearson's correlation has been carried out when appropriate.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty patients with ATTRv (66.1 \u00b1 8.4 years; eight females) and 30 controls (61.1 \u00b1 11.6 years; 16 females) were enrolled. Handgrip strength was reduced in patients with ATTR in both right and left hands compared to the controls. Significant differences were found between patients and controls in the right (handgrip right, HGS<jats:sub>R<\/jats:sub>TTR 21.1 \u00b1 13 kg vs. HGS<jats:sub>R<\/jats:sub>Control 29.4 \u00b1 11.3 kg,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.017) and left (handgrip left, HGS<jats:sub>L<\/jats:sub>TTR 22.2 \u00b1 10.7 kg. vs. HGS<jats:sub>L<\/jats:sub>Control 31 \u00b1 11.3 kg,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.007). NIS and CMAP amplitude of the median nerve were related to HGS measures for both hands in patients with ATTRv.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The progression of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is related to neurophysiological data in the median nerve in ATTRv. Also, handgrip measures might represent an important tool for the assessment of disease progression in ATTRv. 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