Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...

Demyelinating disorders constitute a diverse group of diseases in which the protective myelin sheath surrounding central nervous system axons is damaged by immune-mediated or inflammatory processes.

Demyelination occurs when the protective covering of nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, known as myelin, is damaged. This myelin sheath facilitates the rapid transmission of ...

Teriflunomide treatment incurred an unadjusted risk reduction of 63% and an adjusted risk reduction of 72% in inhibiting a first clinical demyelinating event in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).