Polineuropatía desmielinizante inflamatoria crónica: Aspectos clínicos y electrofisiológicos

chronic demyelinating inflammatory polineuropathy (cidp) is a kind of peripheral neuropathy predominantly motor of autoimmune cause and chronic course. its start insidiously, it can affect both sex, more frequent male. it can appear in any time of life more frequent in second decade. it is very important differentiate of other illness because it has good response to inmunosupresor agents. diagnosis is support ed in four aspects: clinical, electrodiagnostic studies, brain spinal fluid study and anatomo-pathologycal issues. diagnosis is polemic and controversial, with different diagnosis criteria, because they not include atypical variants. we have to review ed this topic, and show clinical, electrophysiological, fisiopathological and pathological aspects and also our experience in the study of cidp patients throw twelve years in la habana, cuba.