Disease Information for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDIP)

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Other names or spellings: CIDP, chronic relapsing polyneuropathy; Chronic condition damaging peripheral nerves; Parent types of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Demyelinating disorder; Organs Affected by Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: nerves, arms, legs, toes, fingers; More common in young adults, but any age possible,and in both genders, CIDP is more common in young adults, and in men more so than women;

Prognosis of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: The course of CIDP varies widely among individuals; Some may have a bout of CIDP followed by spontaneous recovery, while others may have many bouts with partial recovery in between relapses; The disease is a treatable cause of acquired neuropathy and initiation of early treatment to prevent loss of nerve cells is recommended; However, some individuals are left with some residual numbness or weakness; Complications of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy; symptoms of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: List of symptoms of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Slowly progressive weakness and sensory dysfunction of the legs and arms; Tingling in toes and fingers; Numbness in toes and fingers; Weakness of the arms and legs; Aching muscle pain; Loss of deep tendon reflexes (areflexia); Fatigue; Abnormal sensations; Treatments: Corticosteroids; Prednisone; Immunosuppressant drugs; Plasmapheresis (plasma exchange); Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy; Physiotherapy; Like GBS, CIDP can improve spontaneously; However, recovery may be very slow and the illness can either get progressively better or worse, or can follow a relapsing/remitting course; Most patients with GBS (Guillian Barre" Syndrome) and CIDP are treated with plasmapheresis or immunoglobulin; Corticosteroids may be used to treat CIDP but are not used to treat GBS, as it worsens rather than improves the condition;

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