This review highlights the achievements in the field of
autoimmune diseases of the nervous system over the last 15 years. It became possible to deepen the understanding of medical and social significance of these diseases, form the concept of nosologic unit heterogeneity, describe new and atypical forms ofdemyelinating diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system,
autoimmune diseases of the neuromuscular synapse. Also, it is important to mention, that the new
antigens were identified, the diagnostic panel of
autoantibodies was developed and put into practice. Furthermore, the dinical practice guidelinesfor the diagnosis and management of patients were developed, the new drugs were tested and included in these guidelines. The scientists of the biggest Russian neurological centre, Research Centre of Neurology (Moscow), developed a <<
vaccine>> for
immunotherapy of
multiple sclerosis, studied pathomorphosis of
Guillain-Barre syndrome, specified the components of its pathogenesis, improved the programs of pathogenetic
therapy, which led to the decrease in mortality from 30 to 3%, helped to decrease the A VL period by 2 times, hasten the recovery of independent walking by 2.5 times. Nowadays different
biomarkers of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system are studied and modern technologies in
neurorehabilitation are applied.