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Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease describe wide range of care

Publish date:: October 19, 2019

Key clinical point: Lower-limb problems and mobility issues have a considerable impact on people with CMT.

Major finding: About 70% of participants received rehabilitation therapy such as physical therapy or occupational therapy.

Study details: Interim analysis of 2-year observational study including 439 adults with CMT.

Disclosures: The study was sponsored by Pharnext. Dr. Ziemssen and coauthors received compensation for participating in the study. Other coauthors are employees of Pharnext or Vitaccess, the company that developed the app used in the study.

Citation:

Ziemssen T et al. AANEM 2019. Abstract 83. Treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease in the United Kingdom and United States.

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