Silent Attack – Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

The National Organization for Rare Disorders identifies CIDP (short for “chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy”) as a rare disease that affects the body’s nervous system, with symptoms such as impaired motor skills and even paralysis.

In this episode, Medical Stories focuses on two individuals with CIDP. 

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 63-year-old Corbin relates how the illness slowly took away his body control and his independence, even testing his faith as a religious man. But he managed to find the resolve to push through the worst symptoms of the disease.

And in Rowland Heights, California, 39-year-old Cindy explains how at first CIDP shattered her dream of becoming a social worker, before she learned how she could help others in a different way. 

This episode also features in-depth commentary from renowned expert Jeffrey Allen, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Minnesota.