CIDP causes muscle weakness and numbness, among other symptoms. Diagnosing CIDP involves peripheral nervous system testing, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and imaging. CIDP is an immune-mediated ...

Emerging data suggest a possible genetic contributor to CIDP. In a recent study, patients with CIDP had a high frequency of perforin gene variations that impair the function of cytotoxic T and natural ...

CIDP treatment focuses on reducing and slowing the immune processes damaging your peripheral nervous system. It includes corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange, but new ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is the most common chronic immune-mediated neuropathy. It affects peripheral nerves and roots. CIDP has no biomarkers. It may be monophasic or ...

The UAB Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease (CPODD) is one of the founding Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centers of Excellence in the country designated and funded in 2006 by the ...

Identification and correct diagnosis of the chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies is important because they are immune-mediated and, therefore, amenable to treatment Early diagnosis and ...

Most of the nerves in your body are covered with a protective layer called myelin. It’s a lot like the insulation on electric wires. It helps messages from your brain move quickly and smoothly through ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disease that damages and destroys the nerves in a person’s body. CIDP affects a person’s ability to move, especially ...

A recent study aimed to evaluate the burden of age of onset of cardiovascular conditions in a US population with multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or transverse myelitis and ...

CIDP is a treatable condition that affects the peripheral nervous system. IVIG, plasma exchange, and corticosteroid therapy are the first-line treatment options, but a newer medication for adults has ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a long-term neurological disorder that targets your body’s nerves. Anyone can get CIDP, but it’s most common in older adults and more common ...