Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease <unk> , known also as Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN) or Peroneal Muscular Atrophy, is a heterogeneous inherited disorder of nerves (neuropathy) that is characterized by loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation, predominantly in the feet and legs but also in the hands and arms in the advanced stages of disease. Though presently incurable, this disease is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, with 36 in 100,000 affected.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
Muscular dystrophy
Kennedy disease
Spinal muscular atrophy
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy
Hereditary spastic paraplegia