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CMT TREATMENT ARTICLES

Hand (night) splints & quality of life

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  former CMT International Night splints and quality of life It doesn't matter how many types of orthotics you use to help yourself, at one time or another, they may all seem too much and that's when we have to have the courage to say no more. Many people ...


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Q & A's about Bracing (AFO's)

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  former CMT International When to brace? Q: "I am interested in the wearing of splints or orthotic devices. I'd like to know whether it is better to wait as long as possible before using such aids or if I should have my children looked at and find out if they ...


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Anesthesia and the CMT Patient

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  Joseph F. Antognini, M.D. University of California Davis Medical Center Anesthesia is safer now than it has ever been. This is particularly true for individuals who have medical problems, including patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Two important reas...


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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Anesthetics

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  Linda Crabtree, former CMT International Before you have your operation: Make sure your doctor knows you have Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and that s/he understands it. Most doctors don't know very much about neuromuscular disorders because they simply aren't ...


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Assisted Coughing

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  Linda Crabtree, former CMT International Knowing what to do when you can't cough When it's cold and flu season even those of us who don't have problems breathing can run into trouble when we get so sore and so tired from coughing that we can barely muster up ...


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Atenolol for high blood pressure exacerbated CMT symptoms

Issue date:  Wed, 12/31/2003 Author Name:  Marilyn Durham, ME, U.S.A. I was diagnosed with REM cycle sleep apnea in the summer of 1994. The cardiopulmonary specialist who diagnosed my problem placed me on protriptyline to help minimize the frequency and duration of my apneic periods. I developed asymp...


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