Belachew S, Magis D, Lievens I, Cuvelier M L, 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.
Rev Med Liege. 2007 May-Jun;62(5-6):432-48.
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.
神经病学领域长期以来因缺乏治疗选择而声名狼藉。你们中有多少人曾经想过:“神经科医生不治病,只欣赏病”。但那些日子已经成为历史,现在这个领域充满了新的治疗方法,甚至给患有最严重神经退行性疾病的患者带来了希望。在本综述中,我们总结了一些最常见的慢性神经系统疾病,如头痛、癫痫、多发性硬化症、痴呆症、帕金森病、睡眠/觉醒障碍和周围神经病变在治疗原则和实践方面的最新重大进展。我们无法治愈或预防这些疾病,但我们现在可以阻止或控制症状以及疾病进展,为患有这些原本具有毁灭性的神经系统疾病的患者提供身心舒缓,并改善他们的生活质量。