Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an immune-mediated neuropathy with several variants. Most are responsive to immunosuppressive or immunomodulating agents. This chapter discusses CIDP and its variants with emphasis on definition, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and related neuropathies / E. Nobile-Orazio, F. Gallia, E. Judica - In: Neuromuscular disorders in Clinical Practice / [a cura di] B. Katirji, H.J. Kaminski, R.L. Ruff. - Riedizione. - New York : Springer, 2014. - ISBN 978-1-4614-6566-9. - pp. 605-632 [10.1007/978-1-4614-6567-6_29]

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and related neuropathies

E. Nobile-Orazio;F. Gallia;
2014

Abstract

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an immune-mediated neuropathy with several variants. Most are responsive to immunosuppressive or immunomodulating agents. This chapter discusses CIDP and its variants with emphasis on definition, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment.
chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; IGM neuropathy; Myelin associated glycoprotein; multifocal motor neuropathy; conduction block
Settore MED/26 - Neurologia
2014
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