Medications for CMT Peripheral Neuropathy

…immunization contraindicated for people with CMT? Some CMT patients have an autoimmune polyneuropathy in addition to their CMT. For those patients, we must be concerned about vaccinations. Most CMT patients…

CMT and Other Medical Conditions

…CMT? Trigger finger is a common problem and probably not related to CMT. Can CMT cause osteoporosis? Not directly. The only relationship between the two is that inactivity from CMT…

Find Research by My CMT Type/Subtype

…a link to the research page. CMT Type 1 CMT Type 1 (CMT1) is defined as an autosomal dominant (see inheritance.) demyelinating form of CMT. CMT1 accounts for about 55…

What is CMT?

…million worldwide. Who gets CMT? CMT can affect anyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, etc. Is CMT genetic? CMT is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. CMT can be passed…

Ask the Expert: Breathing and CMT

…some particularly severe forms of CMT can affect breathing. BY MICHAEL E. SHY, MD, CMT CLINIC, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL We receive a number of questions in our CMT clinic…

CMTA Board of Directors

…the CMTA’s Centers of Excellence, leading the CMTA’s Advisory Board, participating as a CMTA advocate in the Inherited Neuropathies Consortium, and writing her blog about all things CMT: www.bestfoot4wardblog.com. As…

Types of CMT

…for Demyelinating and Axonal forms of CMT READ MORE: DEMYELINATING CMT READ MORE: AXONAL CMT What is CMT Type 1? CMT Type 1 (CMT1) is defined as an autosomal dominant…

Webinar Recordings

…(to test or not to test?), explaining CMT to children, managing school-related issues and finding CMT experts. Occupational Therapy for CMT Hands Recorded May 12, 2021 “Occupational Therapy for CMT…

Intermediate CMT

…two exceptions: SORD-deficiency CMT and Dominant Intermediate CMT E, or what is CMTDIE, and sometimes referred to as INF2-associated CMT. SORD-deficiency CMT is the only CMT subtype that includes elevated…