A Case of Advanced Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Showing Extreme Lumbosacral Nerve Root Hypertrophy
John Paul Lemchak, Justin Brown-Gnarra, Christian Roberti, Murat Ibatullin · 2026
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John Paul Lemchak and co-authors report a man whose inherited nerve disease swelled his spinal roots to an extreme degree, in a 2026 case report. The forty-three-year-old had lifelong, worsening weakness in his limbs, with severe wasting of the lower legs, high-arched feet, and dependence on a wheelchair. Nerve tests showed very slow signals in his leg nerves.
Spine scans revealed thick, even swelling of the lower nerve roots, a known sign of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the most common inherited nerve disorder. The authors stress that such images can clinch the diagnosis when gene testing is out of reach, and help separate this disease from other causes of widespread nerve damage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Paul Lemchak, Justin Brown-Gnarra, Christian Roberti, Murat Ibatullin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |