Karen Butcher

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What Is CMT

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) is a condition that damages your peripheral nerves. These nerves are responsible for passing on commands from your brain to your muscles (motor nerves) and for passing information to the brain about sensations, such as pain, heat, cold and touch (sensory nerves). nBecause of the nerve damage, people with CMT may find that some of their muscles become slowly weaker over the years, particularly in their feet and hands. And some people find that

September 19, 2008