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What is Charcot marie tooth disease?
Type of peripheral neuropathy - leading to loss of motor and sensory nerves particularly those supplying the legs (also hands in advanced disease)

Autosomal dominant (mainly)
Symptoms Charcot marie tooth disease?
Weak legs
Foot drop
Decreased sensation + reflexes
Peroneal mm atrophy leading to champagne bottling
Hand atrophy
Hand pain/paraesthesia
What/where are the peroneus mm?
Peroneus longus + brevis are lateral leg mm.

Action: extend foot (up)+ evert foot