La ELA se caracteriza por la muerte de las neuronas motoras. Esto provoca debilidad progresiva, atrofia muscular y, finalmente, afecta a la respiraciรณn. Es una enfermedad mortal.
La enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) se caracteriza por el daรฑo a los nervios perifรฉricos. Afecta principalmente a los pies y las manos, causando debilidad, pรฉrdida de sensibilidad y deformidades. Es una enfermedad crรณnica, de progresiรณn lenta, que provoca discapacidad, pero no es mortal... Ver mรกs
La enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) se caracteriza por el daรฑo a los nervios perifรฉricos. Afecta principalmente a los pies y las manos, causando debilidad, pรฉrdida de sensibilidad y deformidades. Es una enfermedad crรณnica, de progresiรณn lenta, que provoca discapacidad, pero no es mortal... Ver mรกs
CMT is about peripheral nerves being damaged. This primarily affects the feet and hands, causing weakness, sensory loss, and deformities. It's a chronic, slowly progressive disease that causes disability but is not fatal.
While both involve muscle weakness and atrophy, the *reason* for the weakness and the *pattern* of... Ver mรกs
CMT is about peripheral nerves being damaged. This primarily affects the feet and hands, causing weakness, sensory loss, and deformities. It's a chronic, slowly progressive disease that causes disability but is not fatal.
While both involve muscle weakness and atrophy, the *reason* for the weakness and the *pattern* of involvement are fundamentally different. ALS is a central nervous system motor neuron disease, while CMT is a peripheral nerve disorder.