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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
abbr., neurol.
CIDP
(
Koshka na okoshke
)
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
CIDP
med.
A rare neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
CIDP
primarily destroys the myelin that covers the peripheral nerves, causing the nerve signals to slow down. This damage can gradually weaken the legs and, to a lesser extent, the arms. CIDP has been associated with advanced HIV infection.
see also
myelin
,
peripheral nervous system
Chronic
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