Charcot Marie tooth disease by Money God https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8 en-us 2018-03-20 14:31:28 UTC 2026-03-02 11:46:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Description gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244957506 Charcot -Marie-Tooth disease is a group of inherited disorders that cause nerve damage. This damage is mostly in your arms and legs. Charcot-Marie-Tooth is also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease results in smaller, weaker muscles.]]> 2018-03-22 12:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244957506 Initial Symptoms gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244961651
  • Weakness in your legs, ankles and feet
  • Loss of muscle bulk in legs and feet
  • High foot arches
  • Curled toes (hammertoes)
  • Decreased ability to run
  • Difficulty lifting your foot at the ankle (footdrop)
  • Awkward or higher than normal step (gait)
  • Frequent tripping or falling
  • Decreased sensation or a loss of feeling in your legs and feet
    • ]]>     2018-03-22 12:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244961651     Common Treatments gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244972441 There's no cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. But the disease generally progresses slowly, and it doesn't affect life span.

    There are some treatments to help manage Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
    ]]>     2018-03-22 13:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244972441     Side Effects of Disease gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244977123
    hammer toe
    ]]>     2018-03-22 13:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244977123     What Chromosome is it in? gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244986947  CMT can be inherited in three different ways that aren’t always easy to trace through a family tree. It will effect the male more then the female and is mostly the X-Chromosomes.]]> 2018-03-22 13:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/244986947 How the disease is inherited gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/246565215 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles in the foot, lower leg, hand, and forearm, and a mild loss of sensation in the limbs, fingers, and toes. The first sign of 

    Charcot Marie tooth disease

     is generally a high arched foot or gait disturbances.
    ]]>     2018-03-27 15:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/246565215     Population with Charcot Marie tooth disease gnarftw3 https://padlet.com/gnarftw3/2ekvjur8sov8/wish/246567973 There are about 200,000 cases per year in the United States of America of people being diagnosed with Charcot Marie tooth disease

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