Neuropathic pain in hereditary peripheral neuropathy

J Exerc Rehabil. 2013 Aug 31;9(4):397-9. doi: 10.12965/jer.130057. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most common inherited motor and sensory neuropathy. Previous studies have shown that neuropathic pain is an occasional symptom of CMT referred by CMT patients. However, neuropathic pain is not considered a significant symptom in CMT patient and no researchers have studied profoundly the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain in CMT. Here, we highlight the relationship between CMT disease and neuropathic pain via previous several studies.

Keywords: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; Gene mutation; Muscular atrophy; Neuropathic pain; Peripheral neuropathy.

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