PRINTER'S NO. 2046
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
418
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, AUGUST 30, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, AUGUST 30, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 2016 as "Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disorder, a disease of the
nerves that control muscles, is the most commonly inherited
peripheral neuropathy, affecting one in 2,500 people worldwide,
including approximately 5,080 people in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The disorder, named after the three physicians who
discovered it in 1886, Jean Charcot, Pierre Marie and Howard
Henry Tooth, is characterized by a slow and progressive
degeneration of the muscles in the feet, lower legs, hands and
arms, causing loss of normal function and sensation that can be
severely disabling and may be accompanied by chronic pain and
overwhelming fatigue; and
WHEREAS, Patients with CMT must constantly advocate on their
own behalf to doctors, medical professionals and educators who
are often unaware of, or insufficiently educated about, the
disorder, its symptoms and the obstacles faced by those affected
by the disorder; and
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