Articles by Richard Lewis, MD

The professor of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shared his thoughts on potential therapies that expand management care options for patients with neuromuscular disease, in particularly for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The professor of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shared his clinical perspective on the recent FDA approval of Takeda’s immune globulin infusion, Hyqvia, for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Expert neurologist Richard Lewis, MD, shares his personal clinical pearls on diagnosing CIDP.

Dr Lewis describes the various investigational therapies that are underway with the potential to change the current treatment landscape of CIDP.

Expert neurologist Dr Lewis discusses the effect CIDP can have on the quality of life of a patient with CIDP as well as the unmet needs of the disease.

Dr Lewis gives an overview of the current treatment landscape of CIPD, including response rates to available treatments.

Expert neurologist Dr Lewis reviews the red flag symptoms of CIPD that should prompt a referral your patient.

Dr Lewis discusses diagnosis of CIDP, the broad differential diagnosis to keep in mind and common misdiagnosis.

The professor of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center talked about efgartigimod as a novel treatment for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, with the potential of it being a first-line treatment for patients with the condition. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Expert neurologist Dr Lewis discusses the ‘typical’ and CIDP variants, and the new criteria for the variants in the updated guidelines.

Dr Lewis gives a comprehensive overview of CIDP and describes the most common symptoms seen in patients.

The professor of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center talked about findings from the ADHERE trial assessing efgartigimod, a human IgG1 antibody Fc fragment, as a treatment for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]