The Role of Rehabilitation in the Management of Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Erieta Nikolikj-Dimitrova,
Ivana Božinovikj,
Simona Ristovska,
Aleksandra Hadzieva Pejcikj,
Aleksandra Kolevska,
Mirjeta Hasani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2016.079
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle contracture , ankle , weakness , rehabilitation , muscle atrophy , physical therapy , tooth disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , atrophy , physical examination , muscle weakness , range of motion , gait , disease , surgery , pathology
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a hereditary disease with signs of chronic non-progressive motor-sensory neuropathy which is characterised by symmetric muscle atrophy and weakness of the distal portion of lower extremities.
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