International guidelines for the management of CMT in children

Guidelines for the management of children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease have been published.

  • No drug treatment has been proven to be effective (including high dose vitamin C or botulinum toxin).
  • Orthopaedic treatment combines active physiotherapy, stretching of joints that tend to stiffen and painful muscles, orthopaedic devices (night brace, foot lift splint, etc.), sensitivity rehabilitation and sometimes surgery.
  • It allows children to grow harmoniously and to limit the repercussions of the disease on muscle strength, walking, balance, sensitivity and pain.

 

Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Eppie M Yiu, Paula Bray, Jonathan Baets et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2022 (fév)