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Diabetes is the foremost cause in America today for neuropathic joint disease, [5] and the foot is the most affected region. In those with foot deformity, approximately 60% are in the tarsometatarsal joints (medial joints affected more than lateral), 30% metatarsophalangeal joints, and 10% have ankle disease. Over half of diabetic patients with ...
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body. This disease is the most commonly inherited neurological disorder, affecting about one in 2,500 people.
Charcot disease can refer to several diseases named for Jean-Martin Charcot, such as: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative muscle disease also known as Charcot disease or Lou Gehrig's disease; Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, an inherited demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system
Overall, it is estimated that 10-15% of all cases of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease come from X-linked Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease. [19] It is the second most common type of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease. [20] According to OrphaNet, 1 out of every 100,000 people are affected by CMTX. [2]
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Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2: 2343 (multiple) Neuronal type: symptoms similar to type1, onset in adolescence. HMSN3: Dejerine–Sottas disease (Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 3) 5821: 145900: Onset in infancy and results in delayed motor skills, much more severe than types 1 & 2. HMSN4: Refsum disease: 11213: 266500
The symptoms of gout are: Joint pain. Joint swelling. Skin around the affected joint that’s red and warm to the touch. Early-stage gout symptoms might be less intense. But when gout flares up ...
Arts syndrome is a rare metabolic disorder that causes serious neurological problems in males due to a malfunction of the PRPP synthetase 1 enzyme. Arts Syndrome is part of a spectrum of PRPS-1 related disorders with reduced activity of the enzyme that includes Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and X-linked non-syndromic sensorineural deafness.