Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT): treatment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on charcot marie tooth disease (cmt): treatment: General management Foot care Pain control Modafinil for fatigue Driving advice Referral for driving assessment Genetic counselling Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary management Physical therapy Adaptive equipment…

General management

  • Foot care
  • Pain control
  • Modafinil for fatigue
  • Driving advice
  • Referral for driving assessment
  • Genetic counselling
  • Rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary management

Physical therapy

Adaptive equipment

Soft tissue surgery

Skeletal surgery

Drugs to avoid

Investigational drug treatments

Investigational non-drug treatments

References

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  2. Jani-Acsadi A, Krajewski K, Shy ME. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies: diagnosis and management. Semin Neurol 2008; 28:185-194. 
  3. Pareyson D, Marchesi C. Diagnosis, natural history, and management of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8:654-667. 
  4. Rossor AM, Evans MR, Reilly MM. A practical approach to the genetic neuropathies. Pract Neurol 2015; 15:187-198.
  5. Carter GT, Han JJ, Mayadev A, Weiss MD. Modafinil reduces fatigue in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A: a case series. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2006; 23:412-416.
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