Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the arms and legs.

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European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force—Second Revision

CIDP

Watch Dr. Peter Van den Bergh, lead author, take you through the highlights of the guideline.

Videos about CIDP

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Optimizing IgG Therapy in Chronic Autoimmune Neuropathies

Jeffrey A. Allen, MD

University of Minnesota

12:50 MIN

CIDP
MMN

Review options for individualizing treatment and tools used to assess IgG performance

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Incidence of GBS and CIDP Following Influenza Vaccination

Peter Donofrio, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

25:18 MIN

CIDP
GBS

Gain an understanding of the existing surveillance data, studies and facts associated with the influenza vaccine as it relates to GBS and CIDP.

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Pathogenesis and Mechanism of Action of Inflammatory Neuropathies

Richard A. Lewis, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

13:53 MIN

CIDP
GBS
MMN

Find out what pathogenic processes are involved in acute and chronic inflammatory neuropathies, including GBS, CIDP, and MMN.

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The GRIPPER study: Quantifying IVIG Treatment-Related Fluctuations in CIDP Using Daily Grip Strength Measurements

Jeffrey A. Allen, MD

University of Minnesota

12:15 MIN

CIDP

Learn more about grip strength as an outcome measure in CIDP and how it is utilized in the Gripper Study as a daily measure of treatment-related fluctuations in IVIg-treated patients.

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Optimizing IgG Therapy in Chronic Autoimmune Neuropathies

Review options for individualizing treatment and tools used to assess IgG performance

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25:18

Incidence of GBS and CIDP Following Influenza Vaccination

Gain an understanding of the existing surveillance data, studies and facts associated with the influenza vaccine as it relates to GBS and CIDP.

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13:53

Pathogenesis and Mechanism of Action of Inflammatory Neuropathies

Find out what pathogenic processes are involved in acute and chronic inflammatory neuropathies, including GBS, CIDP, and MMN.

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12:15

The GRIPPER study: Quantifying IVIG Treatment-Related Fluctuations in CIDP Using Daily Grip Strength...

Learn more about grip strength as an outcome measure in CIDP and how it is utilized in the Gripper Study as a daily measure of treatment-related fluctuations in IVIg-treated patients.

Our Experts on CIDP

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Peter Donofrio, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Peter Donofrio, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

CIDP
GBS

Peter D. Donofrio, M.D. is a Professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University School of Medicine and pursued a residency in neurology and a neuromuscular fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Van den Bergh, MD PhD

University Hospital Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Van den Bergh, MD PhD

University Hospital Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

CIDP

Peter Van den Bergh is Professor of Neurology at the Université Catholique de Louvain and Director of the Neuromuscular Centre of Reference of the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

Michael Lunn, PhD

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London

Michael Lunn, PhD

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London

CIDP

Dr Michael Lunn is a Consultant Neurologist, Clinical Lead in Neuroimmunology and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Richard A. Lewis, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Richard A. Lewis, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

CIDP
GBS
MMN

Richard A. Lewis, MD is Professor of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California where he directs the EMG laboratory and co-directs the neuromuscular clinical program.

What is Chronic Inflammatory
Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)?

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