[Present status and developmental trends in neurology]

The paper outlines the position, scope of work, the present state of qualified personnel, service organization and achieved results in the field of domestic and world neurology. A special emphasis has been put on the mass presence of neurological diseases and the presentation of epidemiological data related to the most frequent diseases of the nervous system in human pathology of today. The great possibilities in actual neuro-diagnostic and the importance of modern neurologists in practical and scientific work have been also discussed. A special attention has been given to the understanding of etio-pathogenesis of a disease as a necessary step in defining the most correct way of treatment. This aspect has been furnished with the examples of the best known and most frequently occurring neurological entities. The comments on the prospective development trends which are, according to the author's opinion, the condition for further improvement of neurology in our country, have been stated at the end of this paper.