<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Specialty </Th> <Td> Neurology </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Specialty </Th> <Td> Neurology </Td> </Tr> <P> Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an acquired immune - mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system . The disorder is sometimes called chronic relapsing polyneuropathy (CRP) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (because it involves the nerve roots). CIDP is closely related to Guillain--Barré syndrome and it is considered the chronic counterpart of that acute disease . Its symptoms are also similar to progressive inflammatory neuropathy . An asymmetrical variant of CIDP is known as Lewis - Sumner Syndrome . </P>

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