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Abstract
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an uncommon disease of the peripheral nerves. The diagnosis is based mainly on clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, and electrodiagnostic studies. Treatment of CIDP has at least two components: supportive care and specific therapy including primarily steroids, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg), and plasmapheresis (PE). This review summarizes progress in the treatment of CIDP published during the last year.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21713585 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6143-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol ISSN: 0340-5354 Impact factor: 4.849