Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease | |
The foot of a person with Charcot-Marie-Tooth. The lack of muscle, a high arch, and hammer toes are signs of the genetic disease. | |
ICD-10 | G60.0 |
ICD-9 | 356.1 |
DiseasesDB | 5815 Template:DiseasesDB2 |
MedlinePlus | 000727 |
MeSH | D002607 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy; peroneal muscular atrophy
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
The diagnosis is established by electromyography examination (which shows that the velocity of nerve impulse conduction is decreased and the time required to charge the nerve is increased) and nerve biopsy. Genetic markers have been identified for some, but not all forms of the disease.
Genetic testing
Genetic testing is available for many of the different types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth. For a listing of test availabilities, see GeneTests.org
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References
Template:Muscular Dystrophy Template:PNS diseases of the nervous system
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