What is myelin-destroying poly-neurological inflammatory disease (CIDP)?

Chronic myelin multi-nerve inflammation is a neurological disease that damages and destroys nerves in the body. The disease affects mobility, especially the hands and feet, as well as their sensory functions, which leads to tingling and paralysis of the limbs.

1. What is myelin-destroying polyditis?

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the legs and arms.

The cause of the disease is damage to the myelin envelope (the fatty layer that envelops around and protects the nerve fibers) of the immune-mediad peripheral nerves. Although the disease can occur at any age and in both sexes, it is more common in young people and in men than in females. The average age of on-the-go disease is 50 years.

Chronic myelin multi-nerve inflammation usually appears with symptoms including:

chronic myelin-destroying polyditis (CIDP)

The cause of myelin-destroying poly-neurological inflammatory disease is myelin lesions
  • Tingling or numbness (starting in the toes and fingers), weakness of the hands and feet, loss of deep tendon reflexia (areflexia), fatigue, and abnormal sensations.
  • Symptoms tend to occur on both sides of the body, for example, on both legs. Some patients may notice only changes in sensory function, such as tingling and numbness, without experiencing changes in walking or movement.

Chronic myelin-destroying polypyritis is closely related to Guillain-Barre syndrome and it is considered a chronic partner of this acute disease.

2. Causes of chronic myelin-destroying polyditis

Although doctors do not know the exact cause of chronic myelin-destroying polyditis, they claim that the condition is an auto-immune disorder in which the body's defense systems attack healthy tissues.

3. Diagnosis of myelin-destroying polyditis (CIDP)

Chronic myelin-destroying polyditis is a rare condition, so doctors may have difficulty making an initial diagnosis. Doctors need to monitor an individual within 1 to 2 months before making a final diagnosis.

The doctor will check the medical history and ask the patient about the symptoms. Some possible signs of chronic myelin-destroying polyditis include: No reflexes and weakness in the arms and legs. After considering the symptoms, the doctor will likely require a series of tests to exclude other similar disorders. For example, they may recommend lumbar puncture to check the spinal fluid for the presence of inflammatory cells, such as leukocytes.

Lumbar puncture

Spinal cord puncture technique performed to help diagnose CIDP disease

Other sub-clinical tests include:

  • Immuno-positioned serum protein electrolysis: In order to search for monocular Gamma disease and other combined conditions
  • Serum glucose and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C)
  • Antithrobial antibodies and other joint disease tests.
  • Hepatitis Tests
  • Test HIV
  • MrI images of the brain, spinal cord or arm puppets: Made to exclude other diseases especially myeloids.

4. How to treat chronic myelin-destroying polyditis?

Treatment of chronic myelin-destroying polyditis consists in order to reduce inflammation, which causes neurological symptoms.

Although there is no cure for this condition, medications that regulate or normalize the immune system can help improve the effects of CIDP on a person's nerves. The groups of drugs used in the treatment of chronic myelin-destroying polypitis include:

  • IVIg (intravenous immunoglobulin): The drug contains antibodies (immunoglobulins) that help prevent other types of immunoglobulins that cause nerve damage.
  • Another effective option for the treatment of chronic myelin-destroying polynencephalitis is plasma replacement.
  • Oral glucocorticoids

Intravenous location

Treatment of chronic myelin-destroying polypynthitis can be used intravenously as prescribed by a doctor

Besides, combined with physical therapy can improve muscle strength, function and mobility, and minimize muscle and tendon contraction and deformity of the joints.

5. Diet in treatment

Sometimes doctors will recommend following an anti-inflammatory diet for people with chronic myelin-destroying polyditis to help relieve their symptoms. However, the diet is not a substitute for taking the drug listed above. An anti-inflammatory diet has many of the same characteristics as most healthy diets, so a person should avoid:

  • Foods rich in sodium
  • High-sugar foods
  • Processed foods
  • Saturated fats
  • Trans fats

Fast food

Cidp patients' diets should limit processed foods

In summary, according to a study published in the journal Current Treatment Options, it is estimated that 90% of people with chronic myelin-destroying polypitis will respond to immunoglobulin treatments, such as (intravenous immunoglobulins).

However, in the long run, many people with CIDP still need assist devices, such as sticks, walking cars, or wheelchairs to help them move around. In general, the earlier a person is diagnosed and treated for myelin-destroying polyditis, the better their prognos prognoses tend to be.

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  • Treatment of neuropathic polyarthritis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of inter-rib nerve pain

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