What Is Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is not a "tooth disease" as the name implies but it is a form of an inherited nerve disorder which occurs when parts of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord are damaged. The disease can be passed down from one generation to another.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

CMT is named after three physicians (Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Tooth) and occurs among all races and ethnic groups. It is an inherited disease that is non contagious and non-fatal.

CMT usually isn’t life-threatening and almost never affects brain function. It is not contagious, but it is hereditary and can be passed down from one generation to the next.

CMT is a disorder where the defect is located in the nerves that control the muscles.

Symptoms

Loss of sensory nerve functions
Loss of normal use of extremities
Weakening muscles and degenerative nerves

Treatments

Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Physical activity are beneficial
Surgical treatment

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What Is Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

Symptoms

Treatments

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