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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), Discovered in 1886 by three physicians, Jean-Martin-Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth, is the most commonly inherited neurological disorder which is found world-wide in all races and ethnic groups. This

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October Spina Bifida Month
Many studies show that mothers’ whose diet does not include sufficient folic acid in their blood before conception, a vitamin which are significantly associated with the development of spina bifida, are more likely to pass the disease onto their children.

What is Motor Neuron Disease?
Motor Neuron disease is one of the more serious neuromuscular diseases. It forms part of a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy cells controlling essential muscle activity. Messages from nerve cells in the brain (called upper motor neurons) are

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