Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 Oh Martha, the best advice for ! ~ G Martha Emery wrote: > At her age I would get lots of opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 > Hi all. My girl is 6 and has CMT. Can anyone help me out with this one? Do you think that since she had such an early onset that her case will progress to the worst possible level? I THINK THAT PROGRESSION DEPENDS MORE ON THE TYPE OF MUTATION THAN ON THE AGE OF ONSET. YOU DO NOT MENTION THE CMT TYPE YOUR DAUGHTER HAS, BUT THE ONSET OF CMT1 IS ALMOST ALWAYS IN THE FIRST DECADE AND MOST PEOPLE REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY FOR MANY DECADES. I HAVE SEEN A GIRL WITH SEVERE CMT (DUE TO CONGENITAL HYPOMIELINATION) STARTED AT THE AGE OF 2, WHO RECOVERED IN TIME AND AT THE AGE OF 10 HAS ONLY A MILD FOREFOOTDROP PLUS ROTATION (STAGE 2). ON THE CONTRARY, A WOMAN STARTED WITH SYMPTOMS AT 45 AND PROGRESSED TO BECOME CHAIRBOUND AFTER 15 YEARS. BOTH THESE CASES ARE CMT 1B, BUT THE MUTATIONS ARE DIFFERENT. ABOUT THE HEEL CORD: TRY TO LENGHTEN IT BY RELAXING THE TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE ON THE OSCILLATING TABLE. A SURGICAL LENGTHENING OF THE ACHILLES TENDON IS TO BE DONE ONLY IF REALLY NECESSARY. PAOLO VINCI > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 You refer to the CMT Database in Detroit???? What is this???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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