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

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

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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

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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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Improving CIDP Diagnosis: The Challenges of Under and Over Diagnosis

Jeffrey A. Allen, MD

University of Minnesota

12:30 MIN

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Understand the challenges associated with accurately diagnosing CIDP

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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

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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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Clinical Studies for the Treatment of CIDP with Immunoglobulin

Claudia Sommer, MD

University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

9:35 MIN

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Discover the results of two recent clinical studies of IVIg treatments for CIDP.

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Improving CIDP Diagnosis: The Challenges of Under and Over Diagnosis

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Incidence of GBS and CIDP Following Influenza Vaccination

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Clinical Studies for the Treatment of CIDP with Immunoglobulin

Discover the results of two recent clinical studies of IVIg treatments for CIDP.

Our Experts on CIDP

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Michael Lunn, PhD

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London

Michael Lunn, PhD

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London

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

Thomas Harbo, MD, PhD

Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark

Thomas Harbo, MD, PhD

Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark

CIDP
GBS

Dr. Harbo is a neuromuscular specialist at Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark, a certified Centre of Excellence by the GBS|CIDP Foundation International.

Van den Bergh, MD PhD

University Hospital Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Van den Bergh, MD PhD

University Hospital Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

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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.

Richard A. Lewis, MD

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

Richard A. Lewis, MD

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

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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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