May is National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month

NARBERTH, Pa., May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- GBS-CIDP Foundation Int'l, Narberth, PA, is the preeminent global non-profit organization supporting individuals and their families affected by Guillain-Barré (GBS), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), and their variants. The Foundation provides support, education, research and advocacy and is proud to announce May as National GBS-CIDP Awareness Month.

GBS, CIDP, AIDP, MMN, and variants are rare disorders of the peripheral nerves typified by rapidly ascending weakness, and often paralysis, evolving usually over days to one to four weeks. At any one time, between 5,000 and 10,000 people in the United States are affected.

In its more than 35-year history, the Foundation, with 190 chapters in 47 countries, is proud to have served more than 40,000 patients worldwide. The organization will be holding its 14^th biennial Symposium in San Antonio, TX, September 22-24 for patients, their families and/or caregivers, and leading medical professionals from all over the world. For more information or to register, visit https://www.gbs-cidp.org/symposium/.

The Foundation has been closely monitoring a potential outbreak of GBS following the arrival of the Zika virus in the US and is preparing to address what may be a large increase of GBS diagnoses as a result. For the latest Zika virus information, visit https://www.gbs-cidp.org/?s=Zika.

For more information about GBS-CIDP Foundation Int'l, visit GBS-CIDP.org. 

GBS-CIDP Foundation Int'l is the preeminent global non-profit organization supporting individuals and their families affected by GBS, CIDP, and related syndromes through a commitment to support, education, research and advocacy. The Foundation has more than 40,000 members throughout 47 countries and has a 26-member Global Medical Advisory Board comprised of the world's leading physicians in peripheral neuropathy research and patient care. Since its inception, GBS-CIDP Foundation Int'l has been closely aligned with the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, is a member of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), and maintains a four-star rating on Charity Navigator.

For further information, contact:
Rick Yanchuleff, Director of Marketing and Development
GBS-CIDP Foundation International
P:  610-227-0131        
F:  610-667-7036
E: rick.yanchuleff@gbs-cidp

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SOURCE GBS-CIDP Foundation International

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