Vol V, No 2 (1897)

The first foundations of our knowledge about the structure of the spinal cord were laid by the pathological and anatomical studies of Türck, who studied the sequential changes in the spinal cord, which followed after various lesions of the spinal cord, and in this way received data from the included systems of very different according to the structure of the central nervous system, which is the spinal cord.

26 / ΙΙ. The described disorders remain, only the polyesthesia has changed somewhat: today the patient exaggerates the number of tangible objects not by five, but only by two times. With a more detailed examination of the sensitivity on the right hand, we find the following three areas with various kinds of modifications in sensitivity disorders (see diagram № 5).

Nerves spreading into the mucous membrane of mammals emerge from Meissner's plexus and form, in turn, two plexuses: one - under the bottom of the peptic glands, the other - between the named glands and up the epithelium of the gastric mucosa. The nerve fibers of the interglandular plexus consist of non-fleshy, non-varicose nerve fibers with a slight admixture of thin fleshy ones.

The study of spinal cord diseases due to its compression until the last day was a controversial issue. The first authors who studied it, namely Olivier and Louis, expressed the opinion that the suffering of the spinal cord in these cases is directly due to the mechanical moment of pressure. This opinion, however, was not held for long in the sciences. In its place, another appeared, which soon acquired the right of citizenship. Michaud, who worked under the leadership of Charcot, created an "inflammatory theory" according to which the changes found in the compressed spinal cord are nothing more than changes in the inflammatory nature, the source of these changes to inflammatory vertebral diseases is the substance of the brain.

Recently, I drew attention to one interesting phenomenon in the relation of the pupil in one of the patients who did not have any other damage to the eyes - this is the ability of the pupil to expand under the influence of arbitrary impulses. At this point, we will focus on another, not less interesting phenomenon in the relation of the pupil, which has received the name of a perverted light reaction and which we have observed repeatedly in cases of eye paralysis. First of all, however, let us give one of our observations related to this subject.

The author examines the various methods of treating tabes dorsalis and dwells mainly on this name. compensatory method of treatment Frаеnkel (compensatorische Uebungstherapie). In view of the fact that the ethiology of each suffering to a greater or lesser extent determines the nature of the applied therapy, the author first of all found it necessary to clarify the issue of the ethiology of the dorsal tabes.

Several years ago, the author had the opportunity to observe in a therapeutic clinic in Warsaw a patient suffering from lupral hemiplegia, accompanied by anesthesia and lack of muscle feeling.

The author, using the Marhci method, studied the central passage and the origin of the above cranial nerves on cats and dogs. In relation to the trigeminal nerve, the author comes to the conclusion that this nerve appears in the region of the middle part of the bridge in the composition of the two main roots - motor and sensory.

Having given a short essay on the study of epilepsy in general and emphasizing the fact that epilepsy in senile age is not an exceptional phenomenon, as it is commonly thought, the author cites two cases of senile epilepsy that were in the last time he was observed; one case concerned a Jewish woman of 64 years old, and the other - a Jew of 62 years old; in both cases, seizures developed 1-1¹/₂ years prior to observation.

The author observed three Georgian students, who, on their way to Tomsk, quickly underwent a special kind of illness, which at the end became so serious and severe that their further stay in Siberia turned out to be almost impossible. This disease concerned the area of sleep and consisted mainly in the fact that these natives of the south, with the onset of cold weather, were subjected to painful sleeplessness.

The current year began very unhappily for psychiatric institutions. Disorders and discord among doctors were again discovered in Buraptev. In Odessa, with Dr. Shchipkovsky, the head of the psychiatric department, a very ugly story was also played out, which ended with the intervention of the judiciary. In the Kherson Psychiatric Clinic, an audit is being carried out regarding the abuse found in it by the head physician, who is temporarily removed from the performance of his duties. All these facts lead to very sad reflections.

Chaired by N. M. Popov, under secretary V. I. Zhestkov; attended by Messrs. acting members: I. M. Dogel, N. A. Mislavskiy, N. A. Tolmachev, B. I. Vorotynskiy, I. E. Egorov, I. I. Naumov, G. A. Klyachkin, II. S. Skuridin, L. A. Sergeev, N. Ya. Smelov, P. I. Tikhov; guests: Dr. Dolgov, Kamkov, Mayevsky and a few human students.

It is known that with transverse lesions of the spinal cord located above the reflex center, knee reflexes are increased. However, there are cases in which these reflexes are not only not melodious, but even completely absent. The author cites, among other things, the opinion of Bastian and Bruns, who argue that reflexes are absent in cases of complete transverse lesions of the spinal cord in the cervical or thoracic parts, while an increase in reflexes is observed with partial transverse lesions of the spinal cord.