title: [Therapeutic armamentarium in neurology: the birth of a new era].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, ULg, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belachew
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lievens
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cuvelier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rikir
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garraux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hotermans
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sadzot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cambron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maquet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poirrier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moonen
mesh_terms: D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000628:therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy