Charcot's disease is a rare condition affecting approximately 8,000 patients in France. It results in progressive paralysis, limb by limb, and eventually impairs the respiratory capacity of those affected. Life expectancy after diagnosis is very limited, and the risk factors for this disease are not clearly identified.
In one out of ten cases, the disease is familial, but in the other cases, it appears spontaneously, without doctors identifying any specific behavior or exposure. As a consequence of this condition, the motor neurons, the cells responsible for voluntary movement, deteriorate. But why?
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