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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2024

Effects of intensive rehabilitation on functioning in patients with mild and moderate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a real-practice retrospective study.

Francesco Ferraro, Dario Calafiore, Claudio Curci, Francesco Fortunato, Irene Carantini, Filippo Genovese, Giuseppe Lucchini, Andrea Merlo, Antonio Ammendolia, Alessandro de Sire

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related neuropathies.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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  3. Multidimensional evaluation of clinical and functional impairment in a large population of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco FerraroPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, ASST Carlo Poma, 46100, Mantova, Italy.
Dario CalafiorePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, ASST Carlo Poma, 46100, Mantova, Italy.
Claudio CurciPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, ASST Carlo Poma, 46100, Mantova, Italy.
Francesco FortunatoInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
Irene CarantiniPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, ASST Carlo Poma, 46100, Mantova, Italy.
Filippo GenoveseACMT-Rete per la malattia di Charcot-Marie-Tooth OdV Association, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe LucchiniBiostatistical Service, ASST Carlo Poma, 46100, Mantova, Italy.
Andrea MerloLAM-Motion Analysis Laboratory, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, San Sebastiano Hospital, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Correggio, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Antonio AmmendoliaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital "Mater Domini", University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Via Campanella, 115-88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
Alessandro de SirePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital "Mater Domini", University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Via Campanella, 115-88100, Catanzaro, Italy. alessandro.desire@unicz.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-8346
Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma · ITMagna Graecia University · ITAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is one of the most common inherited neuropathies and can lead to progressive muscular weakness, pes cavus, loss of deep tendon reflexes, distal sensory loss, and gait impairment. There are still no effective drugs or surgical therapies for CMT, and supportive treatment is limited to rehabilitative therapy and surgical treatment of skeletal deformities. Many rehabilitative therapeutic approaches have been proposed, but timing and cadence of rehabilitative intervention are not clearly defined, and long-term follow-up is lacking in literature. The aim of this real-practice retrospective study was to assess the effectiveness of an intensive neurorehabilitation protocol on muscle strength and functioning in CMT patients. We analyzed data of patients with diagnosis of mild to moderate CMT. The rehabilitation program lasted 2-4 h a day, 5 days a week, for 3 weeks and consisted of manual treatments, strengthening exercises, stretching, core stability, balance and resistance training, aerobic exercises, and tailored self-care training. Data were collected at baseline (T

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseAdultExercise TherapyHumansMiddle AgedPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRetrospective StudiesWalkingBalanceCharcot–Marie-Tooth diseaseNeurological rehabilitationPainPhysiotherapyRehabilitation

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PMID37552411
PMCPMC10761523
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