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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and respiratory failure

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Neuromuscular respiratory failure is not considered to be a clinical feature of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). We present 4 patients with CIDP who required respiratory assistance and mechanical ventilation. Two patients needed emergent intubation and one patient lapsed in a stupor from hypercapnia. Respiratory failure in CIDP should be considered exceptional, but more formal studies in CIDP may be needed to assess its prevalence.

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Brisbane (QLD), Australia

    R. D. Henderson MD

  2. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology, W8B, 200 First Street SW, Rochester (MN) 55905, USA

    P. Sandroni MD & E. F. M. Wijdicks MD

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Henderson, R.D., Sandroni, P. & Wijdicks, E.F.M. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and respiratory failure. J Neurol 252, 1235–1237 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0848-2

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