Common Words and Phrases Associated with CMT

Intermediate CMT refers to a type of CMT that exhibits peripheral nerve conduction characteristics t . . .

Motor or efferent nerve cells carry impulses from the brain to muscle or organ tissue.

Motor nerves . . .

This test, also called nerve conduction velocity (NCV), measures the speed in which the nerves are c . . .

Intermediate neuropathy is a type of peripheral neuropathy that refers to CMT that exhibits peripher . . .

The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that surrounds the n . . .

The acronym for Nerve Conduction Velocity. An NCV is a parameter that is measured during an NCS. Dur . . .

Acronym for Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis.

KAFOs are orthoses that encompass the knee and ankle joint a . . .

An injury to the spinal cord due to severe compression that may result from trauma, congenital steno . . .

Any disease or malfunction of the nerves.

CMT, by disease definition, is a neuropathy. Going furth . . .