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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Peronial myoatrophy, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), is a group of the most common familial peripheral neuropathies, accounting for about 90% of all hereditary neuropathies. The common characteristics of this group of diseases are that they occur in children or adolescents, are chronic and progressive peroneal muscle atrophy, and the symptoms and signs are relatively symmetrical. Most patients have a family history. Since peroneal muscle atrophy is the main clinical feature, it is also called peroneal myoatrophy. Based on neuroelectrophysiology and neuropathology, CMT is divided into type I and type II. CMT type I is called hypertrophic type, and CMT type II is called neuronal type.
  • Site of disease:

    Calf
  • Infectious :

    Not contagious
  • Frequent population:

    All groups
  • Related symptoms:

    Threshold gait Muscle atrophy due to disuse Symmetrical atrophy of the peroneal muscles gradually develops upwards Nutritional disorders Loss of tendon reflexes
  • Concurrent disease:

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