Charcot disease
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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