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Welcome to our pages of comprehensive information about GBS and CIDP. Much of our information is now presented in the Adobe PDF format. Should you wish to print it, your finished document will be identical to the information sheets that we produce, all of which have been written, or examined for accuracy, by our Medical Advisory Board.
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If you have, or someone you know has, been given a diagnosis of GBS or CIDP and know little about the conditions, then in the first instance, we would suggest that you read our Quick Guide. If you live in the UK or Ireland and would like to talk to someone right now who has been affected in the past, why not ring our helpline?
- Quick Guide to GBS and CIDP
- HELPLINE 0800 374803. From the Republic of Ireland ring 0044 1529 415278
If you are searching for information for symptoms as yet undiagnosed, then a good place to start is our guide called Peripheral Nerve Disorders. GBS and CIDP are both neuropathies and there are many conditions that give similar symptoms. Peripheral Nerve Disorders makes good background reading for those who wish to know how the peripheral nerves work.
CIDP was once popularly referred to as 'chronic GBS' and sometimes known in the medical profession as 'recurrent GBS' though is now regarded as a related condition. Our main information is split between:
Confused by the jargon? See definitions.