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…

Diagnosing CMT

…Doctors will clinically diagnose an individual with CMT1 or CMT2 based on NCS results. Clinically, there’s not much difference between CMT1 and CMT2, except for NCS results, although CMT2 might…

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…

CMTA Board of Directors

…have CMT or someone in their family does or whether they are engaged in CMT research, they are dedicated to helping people affected by CMT. David Apple David’s CMT journey…

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…

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

…CMT and how to use the CMT&Me App to participate. CMT community member Robert Thomas will also share his personal experience of participating in a recent drug trial for CMT,…