title: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic immune-mediated demyelinating polyneuropathies can often lead to severe neurologic disability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review and personal experience with these types of neuropathies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to recognize these immune-mediated neuropathies as they respond to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. christian.vedeler@helse-bergen.no
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vedeler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farbu
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Mellgren
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology