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What is Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy?
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) or chronic relapsing polyneuropathy happens when the immune system attacks the myelin sheaths (protective fatty coverings) around the nerves. The exact triggers are unclear but could be systemic conditions like liver disease, diabetes, infections, cancer, immune system disorders, etc.
Typical Symptoms of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Whole body pain
- Difficulty pronouncing words clearly
- Difficulty with fine motor control or coordination in hands and feet
- Numbness in the region from shoulder to elbow
- Numbness anywhere from the knees to the ankles
- Both arms feel weak or difficult to move
- Numbness anywhere from the elbow to the wrist
- Both legs feel weak or difficult to move
Diagnostic Questions for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Do you have pain all over your body?
- Do you have difficulty pronouncing words clearly?
- Do you have difficulty with fine motor control or coordination in your hands and feet?
- Do you have numbness from shoulder to elbow?
- Do you have numbness in your lower legs?
Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Treatment for CIDP includes physiotherapy, steroids, immune-suppressing drugs, and intravenous immunoglobulin. Physiotherapy aims to improve function and prevent shrinkage of muscles and tendons.
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Benjamin Kummer, MD (Neurology)
Dr Kummer is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), with joint appointment in Digital and Technology Partners (DTP) at the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) as Director of Clinical Informatics in Neurology. As a triple-board certified practicing stroke neurologist and informaticist, he has successfully improved clinical operations at the point of care by acting as a central liaison between clinical neurology faculty and DTP teams to implement targeted EHR configuration changes and workflows, as well as providing subject matter expertise on health information technology projects across MSHS. | Dr Kummer also has several years’ experience building and implementing several informatics tools, presenting scientific posters, and generating a body of peer-reviewed work in “clinical neuro-informatics” – i.e., the intersection of clinical neurology, digital health, and informatics – much of which is centered on digital/tele-health, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has spearheaded the Clinical Neuro-Informatics Center in the Department of Neurology at ISMMS, a new research institute that seeks to establish the field of clinical neuro-informatics and disseminate knowledge to the neurological community on the effects and benefits of clinical informatics tools at the point of care.
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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