General Rheumatology   

E.g., a patient with newly diagnosed CIDP who is wheelchair-bound.

How do you differentiate symptoms related to centralized pain syndrome from possible cognitive dysfunction?

Do you attempt to taper fully or maintain at a low dose?

Do you wait 12 weeks for confirmation to begin treatment if patient is declining?

When it seems fairly certain that this is a drug effect is it something that can just be monitored or requires a change in approach?

Do you just use antibiotic prophylaxis if therapy is started prior to meningococcal vaccination?

Specifically, how do you treat the delayed headache, not the headache that develops during the infusion where pre-hydration and slowing down the rate ...