Article
Charcot-Marie-tooth disease.
Foot & ankle specialist - 1 Dec 2008
Casasnovas Carlos, Cano Luis Miguel, Albertí Antonia, Céspedes Maria, Rigo Gillem
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) or hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy constitutes a genetically heterogeneous group of diseases that affect the peripheral nervous system. CMT is characterized by degeneration or abnormal development of the peripheral nerve and is transmitted with different genetic patterns. In most cases, the disease starts in infancy. Its symptoms, among others, are an awkward gait;...
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