Editorial: Green Valley shows goodwill in support of MDA Aug 15, 2008
Included in the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases covered by MDA are nine forms of muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig s disease), myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. MDA is the first nonprofit agency to be recognized by the American Medical Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Protein key to neuro-regeneration May 21, 2008
By identifying this transcription factor, the research team believes that there is scope to produce eventual cures for damage and diseases of the peripheral nervous system, such as the inherited condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre disease. Unlike the peripheral nervous system, the central nervous system does not regenerate when damaged. (EurekAlert!)
It's probably nothing May 9, 2008
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: This affects 1 in every 2,500 Americans, says the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It is named for the three French doctors who discovered it, and it affects the peripheral nervous system, the nerves in the limbs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Help fight muscular dystrophy Mar 7, 2008
Our 9-year-old daughter, Abbey, has a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a muscle disease that causes weakness and poor coordination and balance. Abbey, who is the 2008 MDA National Goodwill Ambassador, walks with the aid of leg braces. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
The Terrelle priority Feb 7, 2008
It's clear Paterno is focusing not only on Pryor but his father, Craig, who is wheelchair-bound with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neuromuscular disorder similar to multiple sclerosis. Penn State just happens to be closer to Jeannette than the three other schools in the running. (CBS News)
New Motor System Impairment Diagnosing Tool Developed Jan 16, 2008
The DIMETER system makes it easier for doctors and other health professionals to objectively evaluate the tremors exhibited in the hands and fingers of patients affected by some disorders that impair their motor skills, such as Parkinson, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. To make such measurements, DIMETER uses an electromechanical apparatus that is controlled by the hand or finger of the affected patient and registers the movement and the forces that are generated. (Science Daily)
Mutation may cause inherited neuropathy Dec 26, 2007
These defect resembled human neuropathies, said Popko, particularly some forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and hereditary sensory neuropathy. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 people in the United States. (EurekAlert!)
Pain-free Window Into Painful Neuropathies Dec 11, 2007
Excess alcohol consumption can bring it on, as can some vitamin deficiencies, cancer treatments, and dozens of inherited disorders, most notably Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. "These patients are often dismissed, and many really suffer," said Herrmann. (Science Daily)
Mutant sperm guide clinicians to new diseases Dec 3, 2007
" The team looked at regions known to be affected by rearrangement in Williams-Beuren Syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, and a deletion (AZFa) that causes male infertility. Their study showed that duplications are about half as frequent as deletions. By contrast, the two types of CNV are similarly common in healthy adults, suggesting that some deletions are too detrimental for the genome to tolerate. "It is likely that deletions are more harmful than... (EurekAlert!)
Internet device will strengthen cerebral palsy patients' friendships Nov 26, 2007
"Being online and talking to other people, it keeps you social," said Donahue, who has a neurological disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and uses a wheelchair. "You don't feel alone." For young disabled people, he added, "They're more accepted. It's a different ball game.". (Boston Globe)
Nine Oscoda businesses sued Oct 18, 2007
McCullough says he suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited neurological disorder which affects peripheral nerves, resulting in a host of problems, the most common of which are weakness of the foot and lower leg muscles, deformity and pain. In McCullough s case, he states, he has atrophy, very high arches and his feet are fixed in an inverted position, requiring the use of braces and assistive foot orthodics on both feet and legs, as well as a cane, with the problems ascending to... (Oscoda Press, MI)
Pain management focus of institute Aug 14, 2007
They are available to people with chronic neurological conditions, including post-polio syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Parkinson's Disease and Lou Gehrig's Disease. e don't expect to make them pain-free, we expect to make them more comfortable, Joltes said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Paralympian takes break for camp Jun 21, 2007
There are links on her site to learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and MDA.. Contact Troy Brakefield at. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Read More... Apr 14, 2007
Since then, I've had three surgeries to correct foot deformities that doctors suspect were caused by Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT), a hereditary progressive nerve disorder of the feet, lower legs and hands. CMT is the most common inherited neurological disorder, characterized by a high-arched foot and gait disturbances. (Disinformation)
Raising 'Everybody Falls' Mar 7, 2007
Exeter News-Letter Community News: Raising 'Everybody Falls. Diane Gerlarneau of Seabrook, a volunteer with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, is spreading the word about the benefit CD "Everybody Falls." Courtesy photo. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Principal for a day Feb 28, 2007
Included in the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases covered by MDA are nine forms of muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and others. Reader Comments The comments below are from readers of DailyJournalOnline. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Defective movement of cell's power plants implicated in commom inherited neurological disorder Jan 17, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2007 Contrary to previous thinking, the inefficient movement of cell's "power plants" - the mitochondria - within a cell, rather than their low energy production, may be a contributing factor in the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), new research shows. The study, published in the January 10 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, is the first to show that mutations in the gene Mitofusin 2 (MFN2), known to cause a form of CMT, also disrupt the... (EurekAlert!)
