CMT & EMG

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Hi all. Barbara from Bethesda, MD, here.

Gretchen, from what I understand (a huge qualification) the nerve

conduction studies and EMG, alone, are not definitive tests of CMT.

Clinical observations are a very important compliment to a diagnosis.

Testing of reflexes, symmetry of face, occular movements, and blood

work are important for ruling out other neuromuscular disorders.

Even when all of these are done, I think that certain types of Spinal

Muscular Atrophy present on EMG and NCS the same as CMT.

By the way, the polio diagnosis is common in CMT. I have seen medical

school clinic websites where students are asked to evaluate a patient

with certain symptoms. Two of the four possible diagnoses were CMT

and polio.

Little Terry, good luck on your surgery. My daughter is scheduled to

have her surgery on May 3.