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Published on: October 7, 2021
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
1MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, PO Box 114, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK, rhughes11@btinternet.com
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is a chronic progressive or relapsing and remitting disease with a prevalence of up to 8.9 per 100,000.
Methods:
This review discusses possible mechanisms, none of which are proven, and describes the evidence for its treatment.
Results:
Cochrane Reviews provide evidence that corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange are effective short-term treatments. Attempts to confirm the efficacy of other immunosuppressant agents have not been successful, although they are often used in people whose disease is resistant to the first-line treatments.
Conclusions:
More and better trials are needed.
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