Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness

Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness

Description of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness (medical condition): CMT is an inherited neurological disease characterized by the gradual degeneration of nerves which starts in the hands and feet and results in progressive numbness, muscle weakness and loss of function. Type 1E involves the usual CMT symptoms as well as deafness.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E:
  »Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
  »Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
  »Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness:

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
• Charcot-Marie
• Charcot
• Marie
• Tooth
• Deafness (952 causes)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness, or a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness as a Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness: Another name for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
  »Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
  »Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E

Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness

Some of the causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness are included in the list below:

• The condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

Read more about causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E)

Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E)

Some of the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness incude:

• High foot arches
• Hammer toes
• Foot weakness
• Hand weakness
• Balance problems

See full list of 20 symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E)

Terms associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness:

Terms Similar to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and deafness:

• CMT 1E
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, Type 1E
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and deafness, autosomal dominant
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, Type 1E
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and deafness, autosomal dominant
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
• CMT 1E

Source - NIH

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