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ArticleCureus2025

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease With Severe Hand Contractures and Respiratory Failure Requiring Long-Term Ventilator Support: A Case Report.

Pavani Battula, Hammad Raza

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Pavani BattulaInternal Medicine, Fox Subacute Care Center, Mechanicsburg, USA.
Hammad RazaInternal Medicine, Fox Subacute Care Center, Mechanicsburg, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most common hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, predominantly affecting distal limb muscles, particularly in the lower extremities. Respiratory muscle involvement is rare and not typically associated with ventilator dependence. We report a case of a 76-year-old man with a longstanding history of CMT who developed severe bilateral hand contractures and progressive respiratory failure following a brainstem stroke. Despite multiple weaning attempts, he remained ventilator dependent due to neuromuscular weakness and recurrent respiratory infections. This case highlights the importance of vigilant respiratory monitoring in advanced CMT, especially in the context of comorbid neurologic events.

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brainstem strokecharcot-marie-tooth diseaseinherited peripheral neuropathypalliative carerespiratory failure

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PMID41111724
PMCPMC12532275

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