While there is no cure for CIDP, it can be treated, and many patients feel an improvement in symptoms of weakness, numbness, and poor balance. Because there is no cure for this chronic condition, it can relapse, with symptoms coming back slowly or all of a sudden.

Does CIDP go away?

Unlike Guillain Barré syndrome, CIDP does not automatically go away. Although patients in the past could, over time, become very weak to the point where they required a wheel chair, currently available treatment insures that 90% of patients are able to walk without aid and enjoy an active life.

How long does CIDP last?

CIDP is a chronic condition with symptoms that develop over the course of eight weeks or longer and last several months to several years.