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A Day in the Life: Living With Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Gupta, Pragya Parasania, Dev Vassil, Markella Anand, Aryan West, Brenna
Gupta, Pragya
Parasania, Dev
Vassil, Markella
Anand, Aryan
West, Brenna
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2023-12-18
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Psychology and Neuroscience
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https://doi.org/10.34944/9wf3-9w91
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Pragya, Vinnie, wait I need a break, my legs, they feel like jelly, can we stop for a little bit? [1]. As Rai’s compression socks have a limited warranty on their relief, she must stop before she loses all sensation in her feet and cannot walk at all. But it is a daily cycle: she has to walk to and from class, climb up and down the stairs when the elevator does not work, and walk from the distant bus station to her workplace in the city, leaving her with the burden of losing sensation in her limbs. Often, disabilities are very noticeable, but many, though physical in origin, remain hidden from the naked eye. Numerous afflictions are poorly understood, with limited therapeutic techniques that merely provide symptom relief. One such disability, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT), is a genetic, progressive neuropathy—a disease of the nerves—with a wide range of challenging mental and physical manifestations. Despite advancements in understanding this condition, medical professionals and researchers are still employing various scientific techniques to continue investigating CMT’s origins and the factors contributing to its onset, both on a molecular and environmental level. CMT operates through five main types of neuronal phenomena characterized by their different inheritance patterns; this article investigates the clinical and research implications of the disease, as well as the quality of life for those living with this rare sensorimotor neuropathy.
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Gupta, P., Parasania, D., Vassil, M., Anand, A., West, B., & Furey, J. (2023). A Day in the Life: Living With Charcot Marie Tooth Disease. Grey Matters, 6, 22-27.
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Available at: https://greymattersjournaltu.org/issue-6/a-day-in-the-life-living-with-charcot-marie-tooth-disease
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Grey Matters, Iss. 6, Fall 2023
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