Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an immune-mediated neuropathy that affects the peripheral motor and sensory nerves. The symptoms are of a slowly progressive numbness and tingling ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a disease that is usually seen in babies and children. It makes their muscles weak and hard to move. It's a rare illness that is passed down in families. SMA isn’t the only ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ...

Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2007;3(6):331-340. The finding of inflammatory lesions in PDN initially came as a surprise; however, it is now clear that complex relationships exist between obesity and type 2 ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an incurable genetic condition in which severe proximal limb hypotonia is progressive and symmetrical. The cognition and intellect are always unaffected and may be ...

Could TDP-43 within the nerve bundles running in a person's muscles identify people who are developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? Researchers led by Takashi Kurashige, Hiroshima University, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 85 years old and in reasonably good health. I have been an athlete for most of my life. I developed neuropathy of my feet approximately seven years ago after my back surgery, but ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is the most common chronic immune-mediated neuropathy. It affects peripheral nerves and roots. CIDP has no biomarkers. It may be monophasic or ...

There’s no test to tell you if you have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Its symptoms are similar to Guillain-Barre syndrome, but unlike GBS, those symptoms. If you’ve had ...