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Neurology • Neuromuscular
Do you typically encounter phrenic involvement in patients with CIDP?
Do you see improvement with treatment such as IVIG?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
No. Respiratory involvement is very unusual in CIDP, unlike GBS (AIDP) where it is common. In CIDP frequency of phrenic nerve involvement is <10%, probably below 5. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. If the phrenic nerve is involved and the mechanism is predominantly demyelinatin...
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