#cmt1a

Here's what we came up with

My legs feel wobbly when sitting

I know it means my legs are unstable and I'm more at risk to fall

I had tried leaning on my partner today

But he basically told me I'm ungrateful and don't want to do anything for myself when he doesn't feel up to helping me

I'm fucking tired

And still hungry

So i did what I needed to do to be able to feed myself

I scooted backwards on my butt with my arms and abs across the floor from our bedroom to the kitchen.

Put the handle of the bag of grapes in my mouth and scooted back

He accused me of doing it to make a point

I did it because falling while pregnant could kill our child and not eating enough could hurt our child

But I'm ungrateful dramatic and lazy yea?

I’ve been interested in the diseases and disorders that can be mis-diagnosed as CMT or vice versa. One that has come up a lot is Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) which can look like CMT cases where demyelination is prominent, usually Type 1/1A. In one international study of more than 1,100 people diagnosed with CIDP, 3.2% actually had CMT. People with CIDP showed…

Maybe it will work on CMT

The HNF sent out a short notice yesterday about a new Phase 1 and 2a clinical trial for VM202 (Engensis) from Seoul-based Helixmith, previously known as ViroMed. This is a drug that Helixmith hopes will reduce nerve pain for people with CMT1a as an alternative to Lyrica (Pregabalin) and Neurontin (Gabapentin). VM202’s promise appears to have faded a lot since its debut in clinical trials. It…

Typical lower limb appearance in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 

distal wasting - especially anterolateral compartment

pes cavus with clawed toes

CMTD is a hereditary motor + sensory neuropathy

various forms, commonest in Western Europe being CMT1A