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(Medical-NewsWire.com, October 01, 2012 ) Los Angeles, CA -- Charcot Marie Tooth disease is listed among the most common hereditary disorders of neurological nature, affecting more than one in every 2,500 persons in US only. According to CharcotMarieToothDisease.org, a new website set up to raise awareness of this condition, the name of the disease comes from the three scientists who first identified it back in 1886. Also referred to as a hereditary sensory neuropathy, this disease affects peripheral nerves found outside the spine and brain that supply the sensory organs found in the limbs.
“People diagnosed with this neurological disease are usually restricted to a life of balance problems, numbness and muscle weakness in the hands and legs. Although this disease is not curable, early detection can considerably improve the lives of those affected by CMT and allow them to stop feeling isolated, rejected by the society and ashamed due to their lack of balance and constant ‘clumsiness’. At CharcotMarieToothDisease.org, we are trying to raise awareness of this condition, reporting the most recent news and information about this condition, talking about anything from Charcot Marie Tooth disease symptoms to research that’s being done at the moment”, said spokesperson for CharcotMarieToothDisease.org.
The website is conveniently divided into several categories, with articles containing general information, discussing symptoms and other important aspects of the disease including also relevant Charcot Marie Tooth disease pictures of this condition, in order to help readers acknowledge and identify potential problems.
The good news announced on CharcotMarieToothDisease.org is research is being carried out in an attempt to learn exactly what is Charcot Marie Tooth disease, how to better address the causes, treat and prevent this disorder. Research goals include being able to identify such mutant genes that seem to cause the majority of this disease’s subtypes, discovering the structure of nerve degeneration mechanisms and attempting to develop interventions in order to slow down or stop such debilitating processes. Scientists are also trying to find remedies and therapies that could help reverse nerve degeneration, but also prevent muscle atrophy.
Bringing this disease to the forefront ensures sufferers of CMT do not suffer in silence. Furthermore, raising awareness facilitates raising more research funds to develop innovative treatment options and give patients more hope for the future. For more information on the progress being made with the research for the Charcot Marie Tooth disease, please visit http://charcotmarietoothdisease.org/.
About CharcotMarieToothDisease.org
CharcotMarieToothDisease.org is a new website aiming to become the most reliable source of information, pictures and other useful informative resources about one of the least known diseases in the world – Charcot Marie Tooth disease. The website is conveniently separated into several categories to allow readers easy access to information.
Contact Information:
CharcotMarieToothDisease.org
Epiconomics
751 Red Maple Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90017
CharcotMarieToothDisease.org
Jamie J. Parker
701-321-8313
jamieparker@epiconomics.com
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