Recurrent Stroke-Like Symptoms, Abnormal Brain MRI Findings May Signal CMTX1 in Women, Case Report Says

X-Linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1 (CMTX1) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of women experiencing recurring stroke-like symptoms, such as slurred speech and limb weakness, and showing abnormal findings in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, according to a case report. The study, “Recurrent Stroke-Like…

Children With CMT Experience More Frequent and Severe Falls Than Healthy Peers, Study Suggests

Children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) fall approximately 33 times more than their peers with normal development, sustaining more injuries when they fall, a study reports. The study, “Falls in paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a 6-month prospective cohort study,” was published in the journal BMJ. CMT patients develop…