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NeuroRehabilitation · Jan 2019
ReviewAre the treatments for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) effective and safe? - A Cochrane Overview summary with commentary.
- Anne Louise Oaklander and Francesca Gimigliano.
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- NeuroRehabilitation. 2019 Jan 1; 44 (4): 609-612.
BackgroundChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a potentially disabling health condition.ObjectiveTo assess the effects of different pharmacological interventions used in CIPD.MethodsTo summarize and to discuss the rehabilitation perspective on the published Cochrane Overview "Treatments for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): an overviewof systematic reviews" by Anne Louise Oaklander, et al., representing the Cochrane Neuromuscular Group.ResultsFive CSRs and 23 RCTs, reporting data on corticosteroids, plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin, were considered in the overview.ConclusionsHigh quality trials investigating the combined effectiveness of drugs and exercise using ICF based outcomes should be encouraged.
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