Vol XIV, No 1 (1907)

In view of the fact that at present the doctrine of intoxication and autointoxication of the body is becoming more and more firmly established, as the causal factor of many nervous and mental diseases, the study of the effect of toxins on the nervous system is gaining more and more interest every day; this study has not only theoretical, but also important practical significance, since by causing a known disease with the help of this or that toxin, having studied the effect of the toxin on the body, we gain chances to develop an antitoxin, and, therefore, enrich the clinic with a new rational therapeutic agent; in addition, having a toxin, we can cause and study the clinical and pathological picture of the disease in animals at any given moment, which is especially valuable when studying the nature of rare diseases.

Despite the significant literature on the issue of "Hyperemesis gravidarum", until now the etiology, pathological anatomy and therapy of this serious disease remain almost completely unknown. - There is not even a strictly established symptomatology of suffering, as a result of which there is no exact basis for the diagnosis, and a complicating factor is the lack of a generally accepted, clear definition and the very concept of "Hyperemesis gravidarum". The disease itself, apparently, is not rare, although there are no exact data for judging about this. But deaths are undoubted as a result of this disease, which often takes two lives to the grave: one in the prime of life, the other barely emerging.

In 1889, in the 44th volume of the Pfluger Archive (Archiv für die gesammte Physiol.), An article by K. Gürtle appeared: “Research on the innervation of cerebral vessels”, in this article, in addition to the factual material regarding the state of cerebral vessels under various extreme conditions, the author presents and substantiates a new method of studying the cerebral circulation. This method consists of measuring blood pressure in the central and peripheral ends of the carotid artery and is named after the author, the Gürtle method.

In a rather long and very detailed article, supplied with 8 figures and illustrations, the author sets out in detail the history and development of Brock's teachings about the specific role of the 3 frontal gyrus as the center of articulate speech. Pointing out that Brock's teachings are based on data from two autopsies Leborgne’a and Lelong’a, the author aims to “convince readers that neither of these 2 Brock’s observations allows us to examine the third frontal gyrus as the center of speech”.

The author gives a detailed description of the case of chorea and mental disorder that developed during the first pregnancy and gave a relapse during the second. The essence of the medical history is as follows: J.D. 21 years old, unmarried, servant. In the patient's family, there were no cases of insanity, alcoholism, or blood relations between parents: her father died of apoplexy, 2 brothers, of consumption. The patient herself was distinguished by good physical health, modesty and a lively and cheerful disposition.

Fere describes a case of epilepsy in an 8-year-old boy that is interesting mainly from the etiological point of view.

Bearing in mind the insufficiency of the prevailing theory of aphasia to explain some clinical phenomena and the frequent inconsistency of the latter with the data of pathological studies, Monakow establishes a new concept - "diaschisis", a phenomenon that, in his opinion, can illuminate some features of the clinical course of aphasia.

Hysteria, according to the most common view, owes its character to a special complex of individual symptoms, of which none of them will be absolutely characteristic of themselves. They generally say that hysteria manifests itself in the form of two kinds of disorders, some are permanent, the so-called stigmata, and others are transient.

The author set himself the goal of tracing, using the latest research methods, changes in the central nervous system, mainly in cellular neurofibrils, which occur during degenerative processes.

An imposing institution recently built by the Bavarian State for 8 million marks on a plot of land worth 1 million marks. A picturesque town with a church, varied architecture of buildings, verandas, gardens. 87 buildings, of which 30 are hospital: workshops, theater, laundry, barnyard.

On January 9, he died in Leipzig, famous for his works on Basedow's disease, on the treatment of nervous diseases and the organization of hospitals for nervous diseases, on maternal neuritis, on the pathology of the cervical sympathetic nerve, etc. Popular scientific works also brought him great fame.

The Board of the Society of Russian Doctors in memory of N.I. Pirogov asks you to print the following statement in the next issue of your publication: The next Xth Pirogov Congress of Doctors is convened in Moscow on April 25-May 2, 1907.