Neurology

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disorder which is described as the inflammation of nerve roots and peripheral nerves and destruction of the fatty protective covering (myelin sheath) over the nerves. The disease is a chronic form of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) which is the most common form of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the United States and Europe. CIDP affects about 8.9 per 100,000 people in the United States that can occur at any age in both genders. It is more common in young adults, and is observed mostly in males in comparison to women. The major symptoms of CIDP include slow progressi...