Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Information on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Synonyms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

INFORMATION ON CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a inherited neurological disorders causes by peripheral nerves which lie outside the brain and spinal cord and supply the muscles and sensory organs in the limbs. Disorders that affect the peripheral nerves are called peripheral neuropathies. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 people in the United States. During the disease, weakness and muscle atrophy may occur in the hands, resulting in difficulty with fine motor skills. Some patients experience pain, which can range from mild to severe.

SYNONYMS OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

Synonyms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease are:

1. Hereditary motor sensory neuropathy.
2. Peroneal muscular atrophy.

CAUSES OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases involve damage to nerves, usually from loss of the electrical insulation around nerve fibers. Cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is inheritance a faulty gene from parents. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease causes destruction of the myelin sheath in some people. In other people, the central portion of the nerve cell degenerates.

SYMPTOMS OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease:

1. Weakness in your lower legs, ankles and feet.
2. Excessively high foot arches.
3. Flat feet.
4. Curled toes.
5. Difficulty lifting your foot at the ankle.
6. Awkward or higher than normal step.
7. Loss of sensation in your hands or feet.
8. Frequent tripping or falling.

DIGNOSIS OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
Some diagnostic criteria shown below.

1. Electromyogram.
2. Nerve Conduction Velocity test.
3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
4. Computerized tomography scan.

TREATMENT OF CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
Presently there is no primary solution for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. But following treatment can be used as symptoms and sins:

1. Physical therapy helps maintain muscle strength and endurance in the affected limbs.
2. Orthotics may be prescribed to improve mobility and gait, provide support, and decrease risk of injury.
3. Occupational therapy.
4. Surgery help the foot and leg function as normally as possible, so the patient can walk with minimal difficulty.
5. Use of Pain killing drugs.
6. Blood Test on regular intervals.