ACQUIRED PES CAVUS IN CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

Acquired Pes Cavus in Charcot-marie-tooth Disease

Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies, especially Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, are frequently expressed with an acquired cavusvarus foot which is characterized by a fixed increase of the plantar arch and hindfoot inversion. Diagnosis of the underlying condition achieved through careful patient assessment and local evaluations is the keystone for decision-making about the adequate treatment....

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most prevalent peripheral inherited neuropathy (1/2500 to 10 000; 2.8/10 000 in Spain), and the mean age at onset is 16 years (range 2 to 50 years, but presentation in the early infancy and as late as the 80's has been reported). Patients present with motor and sensory polyneuropathic semiology (distal lower limb weakness and atrophy, gait abnormalities ...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most prevalent peripheral inherited neuropathy (1/2500 to 10 000; 2.8/10 000 in Spain), and the mean age at onset is 16 years (range 2 to 50 years, but presentation in the early infancy and as late as the 80's has been reported). Patients present with motor and sensory polyneuropathic semiology (distal lower limb weakness and atrophy, gait abnormalities ...

Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: Genetics, epidemiology and complications

Background and aims: Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) is the most prevalent hereditary neuropathy and its frequency is 1 in 2500. CMT is a heterogeneous disease and has different clinical symptoms. The prevalence of CMT and involved genes differ in different countries. CMT patients experience considerable sleep problems and a higher risk of decreased quality of life. In this w...

Charcot - Marie - Tooth disease ( CMT )