Understanding Muscular Atrophy Double Calf Atrophy

       Atrophy of both lower leg muscles, soreness and weakness, and ineffective need for treatment.       Peroneal muscular dystrophy, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, is a peripheral neurogenetic disorder involving mainly the peroneal muscles and other distal muscles of the lower extremities. It is usually autosomal dominant, but rarely recessive, and is divided into 2 types: demyelinating and axonal. The main clinical features are progressive muscle weakness and atrophy with sensory deficits in the distal extremities. There is no specific treatment for this disease, but symptomatic and supportive therapy is the mainstay, and orthopedic shoes can be worn for ptosis and foot deformity.