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What is your approach to a child with toe walking with a reassuring exam but a family history of difficulty walking?

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Neurology · McMaster University

For all children with toe walking, it is critical to perform a full neurological examination to look for CNS (i.e., CP/HIE or HSP) or neuromuscular (i.e., CMT, myopathy) issues. We also do NCV and EMG (the latter if indicated) even if the examination is normal and have found early CMT in a few of th...

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