Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

A physical exam may show:

• Difficulty lifting up the foot and making toe-out movements
• Lack of stretch reflexes in the legs
• Loss of muscle control and atrophy (shrinking of the muscles) in the foot or leg
• Thickened nerve bundles under the skin of the legs