cmt vs cidp
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March 25, 2011 at 10:15 am
i have been hearing a lot about cmt and how people have been newly diagnosed with cmt as opposed to cidp.
what is cmt? how is it differet/similar to cidp? -
March 25, 2011 at 4:53 pm
CMT stands for Charcot Marie Tooth. It’s a hereditary condition where CIDP is autoimmune & acquired.
Here is a link to the Charcot Marie Tooth Association for you to learn more:
[url]http://www.cmtausa.org/[/url]Kelly
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March 26, 2011 at 3:45 pm
After our first dx of “see a shrink” our second dx was cmt, third gbs, fourth, cidp. CMT presents the same way diagnostically on a ncv/emg. the symptoms are similar as well, especially if you have the slower progressive kind of cidp. Our situation progressed in about 4 weeks time. After our dx, I started researching cmt and went to another doc because I told him there was no way it was cmt, because it would take years to get to the point we were at. I said I thought it might be gbs. The doc agreed and said a spinal would tell us for sure (because of elevated protein levels) low and behold, it was 74 and we now are dx w/cidp
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