Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

also known as Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN) or Peroneal Muscular Atrophy, is a heterogeneous inherited disorder of nerves (neuropathy) that is characterized by loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation, predominantly in the feet and legs but also in the hands and arms in the advanced stages of disease. Though presently incurable, this disease is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, with 36 in 100,000 affected.

The disorder is caused by the absence of molecules that are essential for normal function of the nerves due to deficiencies in the structure of the genes coding these molecules. The absence of these chemical substances gives rise to dysfunction either in the axon or the myelin sheath of the nerve cell.

Me and CMT

I have sufford from this disease since birth, and find that it affects me in my everyday life, simple tasks such as walking and writing are sometimes difficult and can lead to annoyence within myself when i am unable to do something.

I know it is up to me to find ways for me to do things and strive to do so everyday.

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