A group of three familial peripheral neuromuscular disorders, sharing the common feature of marked wasting of the more distal extremities, particularly the peroneal muscle groups, resulting in 'stork legs.' Two of the three subtypes are hereditary sensorimotor polyneuropathies, one demyelinating in type and the other axon loss in type, while the th...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a generic title for at least three distinct hereditary neuromuscular disorders, all of which share the common features of pes cavis and marked wasting of the more distal portion of the limbs, particularly the peroneal muscle groups (resulting in the characteristic 'stork legs'). Included in this designation are hereditary...
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Peroneal muscular atrophy: See: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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