Therapeutic armamentarium in neurology: the birth of a new era

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Rev Med Liege. 2007 May-Jun;62(5-6):432-48.

Therapeutic armamentarium in neurology: the birth of a new era

Belachew S, Magis D, Lievens I, Cuvelier ML, Rikir E, Garraux G,

Hotermans C, Salmon E, Sadzot B, Cambron L, Maquet P, Poirrier R,

Moonen G.

Service de Neurologie, ULg, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.

The field of neurology was long infamous for a lack of therapeutic

options. How many of you have once thought: " Neurologists don't cure

the disease, they admire it " .

But those days have passed into history, and the field is now

vibrant with new treatments and hope even for patients with the

worst neurodegenerative diseases. We summarized in the present

review the latest major advances in therapeutic principles and

practice for some of the most frequent chronic neurological

disorders such as headaches, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,

dementias, Parkinson's disease, sleep/wake disturbances and

peripheral neuropathies.

We cannot cure or prevent, but we can now halt or control symptoms

and disease progression to provide physical and psychological

relief, and a better quality of life for patients who suffer from

these otherwise devastating neurological conditions.