Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 5
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Description
The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.
Orpha Number: 64751
Definition
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 5 is a rare axonal hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by slowly progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy with or without sensory loss resulting in difficulty in walking, foot drop and pes cavus, that may be associated with pyramidal signs (extensor plantar responses, mild increase in tone, brisk tendon reflexes), muscle cramps, pain and spasticity.
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Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
Symptoms
Symptoms and their Known Frequencies
Glenolden, PA, 19036, United States Phone: +1-610-499-9264 Toll Free: 1-800-606-2682 Fax : +1-610-499-9267 Email: info@cmtusa.org Url: https://www.cmtausa.org/ Name: Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Inc. 401 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY, 10016, United States Phone: +1-212-722-8396 Toll Free: 1-855-435-7268 Fax : +1-917-591-2758 Email: info@hnf-cure.org Url: https://www.hnf-cure.org/ Name: Charcot-Marie-Tooth UK CMT UK 3 Groveley Road Christchurch, Dorset BH23 3HB
United Kingdom Phone: 0300 323 6316 Email: enquiries@cmt.org.uk Url: https://www.cmt.org.uk/ Name: Muscular Dystrophy Association MDA 222 S Riverside Plaza Suite 1500
Chicago, IL, 60606, United States Toll Free: 1-833-275-6321 (Helpline) Email: resourcecenter@mdausa.org Url: https://www.mda.org Name: Muscular Dystrophy UK 61A Great Suffolk Street
London, SE1 0BU, United Kingdom Phone: (+44) 0 020 7803 4800 Toll Free: 0800 652 6352 (Helpline) Email: info@musculardystrophyuk.org Url: https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/
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