Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi, i was wondering if anyone out there that has CMT was ever misdiagnosed with ALS? My husband has been having problems with his left leg where the calf muscle has atrophied and the foot looks like the classic CMT foot. He has been having a lot of pain on that foot and was recently told to go to a neurologist. Well after spending 10 minutes with the neurologist with EMG results taken earlier he was told he has ALS. His father has something going on with his legs and hands for the past 30 years where his fingers are totally disfigured and atrophied. We think it could be CMT because both his father and grandfather had the same hands and disfigured fingers but my husband took a test for the 5 most common CMT genes and they all came back normal. I know that there are a lot of CMT genes but they dont always test for all of them, which i think is the case here. I am sorry this is so long but i am really worried and just trying to find some answers. Thanks, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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