Charcot disease

Charcot disease can refer to several diseases named for Jean-Martin Charcot, such as:

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative muscle disease also known as Charcot disease or Lou Gehrig's disease
  • Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, an inherited demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system
  • Neuropathic arthropathy, progressive degeneration of a weight bearing joint, also known as Charcot joint disease or Charcot arthropathy
  • Spinal osteoarthropathy, a rare abnormal bone growth disorder in reptiles
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