Vol 35, No 7 (1939)

Dyskinesia, as is known, is a term introduced into the clinic by Schwartz and Stierlin to distinguish functional suffering of the large intestines from organic ones - colitis or diseases caused by mechanical factors, such as tumors, polyps or cords.

Based on radiological observations, it has been proven that the suffering known as spastic colitis, in the vast majority of cases, does not have an organic basis and represents suffering of a purely functional nature.

The doctrine of higher nervous activity, developed by the school of I. P. Pavlov, made it possible to study the problem of so-called appetite using a purely objective, physiological method - namely, the method of secretory conditioned reflexes. In application to humans, this method was developed at the school of prof. N.I. Krasnogorsky, and a whole series of data was obtained that are essential for elucidating the nervous regulation of the food instinct and its diverse manifestations.

One of the links in the big problem of neuroinfection is the issue of influenza diseases of the nervous system (n.s.). Its development was reflected in the neuropathological literature, mainly through the study of the relationship between influenza and acute infections of the nervous system. The complexity of this issue is to a certain extent explained by the fact that influenza infection itself, in the sense of the final identification of its causative agent, remains unstudied. At the same time, despite familiarity with some biological features of the influenza virus, the paths through which it comes into contact with certain elements of the nervous system remain unclear.

It is well known that plasmocide in some cases in adults and children at therapeutic doses produces neuralgic side effects that soon disappear. However, in the literature there are facts of a more dramatic toxic effect of this drug, observed in cases of overdose, when profound changes were noted in various organs (Tareev, Krasnova, Avgushevich, Pervushin, Yanchevskaya, etc.), mainly from the nervous system.

When developing rational methods for treating brucellosis, a number of extreme difficulties are encountered. These include the uniqueness of the infection itself, the exceptional persistence of the pathogen, its ability to remain in a state of latency in the human body for a long time and, finally, its specific tendency to cause periodic exacerbations and relapses. An equally significant circumstance that complicates the assessment of this or that type of therapy is the lack of certain objective tests, taking into account which would help to accurately focus on some of the preferential and most effective methods in terms of their results.

Speransky's theory about the role of the nervous system in pathological processes has largely changed the point of view on the pathogenesis of various diseases. According to this theory, specificity, infection, intoxication, and harmfulness play a major role only at the very beginning of the pathological process. In the future, this specificity fades into the background; then one has to take more into account the dominant role of the nervous system, its influence on the course of the disease. Specific treatment for an already developed disease cannot therefore bring significant benefit. Various nonspecific treatment methods come to the fore in the form of physiotherapy, protein therapy, blood transfusion, and novocaine blockade.

Soviet healthcare is growing at an unprecedented pace. During the years of the revolution, many excellent medical and treatment-and-prophylactic institutions were built; only the creation of new dispensaries is the most “bypassed value”. As far as we know, there are still no standard plans for the construction of a presectorium. Meanwhile, life does not wait, and our department received several requests from the localities on how to build a prosectorium. This prompted us to come out in print with a draft standard plan for the prosectorium.

Description of clinical cases of infection of sick sisters and the issue that must be resolved is the route of infection.

Many different methods of surgical treatment of trachoma are due to the absence of any one radical surgical method. Only the accumulation of evidence of a positive postoperative effect, the study of the durability of the results obtained over a long time and the comparison of results with different methods of operation make it possible to objectively approach the correct resolution of the issue.

Removal of foreign bodies that have entered the human body is a very common occurrence in surgical practice. The casuistry of foreign bodies that have entered the human body in one way or another is extensive. The shape, size, nature and type of a foreign body, as well as the reason and method of their introduction into various parts of the human body, are very diverse. Among the patients who come to us about foreign bodies, most often there are those in whom the foreign body inserted accidentally. This often concerns small pieces of wood (splinters), metal, and fragments of needles that fall during work.

Over the past 7-8 years, Hertzian radio waves have been used for therapeutic purposes for a variety of human diseases. The basis for the use of Hertz waves (ultra-high frequency currents) are the observations of many authors who have established that ultra-high frequency electrical oscillations can, through deep intervention, influence the most intimate processes of human functional activity, acting on the latter differently than other types of electric current.

Assoc. S. P. Vilesov (demonstration). A new ampoule-type device for blood transfusion.
Ass. B. F. Smetanin (demonstration). New needle for suturing.
Ass. A. N. Charkasov (report). Mitogenetic radiation of blood in malignant neoplasms.