Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy
Alternate Names : Polyneuropathy - chronic inflammatory, CIDP, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Symptoms & Signs
- Difficulty walking
- Difficulty using the arms and hands or legs and feet
- Facial weakness
- Sensation changes (usually of the arms and hands or legs and feet)
- Weakness, usually in the arms and hands or legs and feet
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Diagnosis & Tests
An exam shows: - Loss of muscle mass
- No reflexes
- Paralysis
- Problems with the senses
- Muscle weakness
- Sensation problems on both sides of the body, moving from the arms and legs to the center of the body
Tests may include: Which other tests are done depends on the suspected cause of the condition, and may include x-rays, imaging scans, and blood tests.
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