Abstract. The division of techniques for introducing a special metal needle during acupuncture into stimulating and inhibitory methods, depending on the depth of needle insertion and the length of time it remains in the tissues, does not correspond to the complexity of the physiological processes of excitation and inhibition.

Abstract. In 125 patients with neurasthenia, changes in the function of the adrenal cortex with a weakening of functional reserves, impaired hormone formation and the rhythm of corticosteroid secretion were revealed.

Abstract. When studying the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the CASSR, a significant frequency of its detection in young people and even in children was noted.

Abstract. As a result of the study of the functional morphology of some links of the immunocompetent system in multiple sclerosis, a tendency to focal hypoplasia of the bone marrow along with thymic hyperplasia was established.

Abstract. Based on the analysis of clinical and electrophysiological studies of 116 patients with cerebral arachnoiditis of traumatic and infectious etiology, the phasing of the clinical course of the disease was revealed. There are 4 clinical phases: compensation, subcompensation, moderate decompensation, gross decompensation. Their importance in differentiated treatment tactics is shown.

Abstract. Based on a clinical examination of 317 children with natal spinal cord lesions, an assessment of the X-ray method for diagnosing such suffering is given. Radiographically detectable symptoms of cervical spine trauma were found in 33.1% of the examined, and among children under 1 year old - in 51.4%.

Abstract. In patients with lumbar osteochondrosis and residual inflammatory symptoms (gynecological diseases, an increased readiness for muscular-tonic reactions in the pelvic floor area was revealed, more pronounced on the side of combined pathology.

Abstract. The urgency of the development of psychotherapeutic methods for the treatment of anorexia nervosa is substantiated. The proposed method of psychotherapy, which takes into account psychosomatic relationships in severe neurotic vomiting syndrome. The data on successful treatment of 3 patients according to the author's method are presented.

Abstract. The case histories of 157 patients treated in ENT clinics in Kazan for combined forms of otogenic sepsis were analyzed (data for 45 years). A comparative assessment of the clinical course of the disease and the applied methods of treatment was carried out.

Abstract. Some anatomical and functional parameters of two eyes were compared in 45 patients with unilateral glaucoma. Changes characteristic of glaucoma can also be detected in the second eyes, with normal intraocular pressure. Detection of glaucoma in one eye is the basis for a more thorough examination of the other eye for early diagnosis.

Abstract. A method is proposed for drug modification of the microstructures of the anterior chamber angle (sinusolation) by papain when performing microsurgical pathogenetically oriented operations in patients with uncompensated open-angle glaucoma.

Abstract. The results of therapeutic keratoplasty of a dehydrated cornea in severe viral keratitis, degenerative processes, purulent ulcers, recurrent pterygiums and dermoid corneal cysts are presented. Analysis of the outcomes indicates the effectiveness of lamellar keratoplasty in these diseases that cannot be treated with conservative methods.
Kazan Order of the Red Banner of Labor Medical Institute. S. V. Kurashova

Abstract. Fluorescence angiography facilitates the differential diagnosis of degenerative, inflammatory and tumor processes in the fundus.

Abstract. Of 212 patients operated on for nodular and mixed forms of goiter, malignant degeneration was found in 2.8%. With a large thyroid gland with moderate and severe thyrotoxicosis, drug treatment should be prescribed for preoperative preparation; patients with nodular and mixed forms of goiter are certainly subject to surgical treatment in the early stages.

Abstract. Comprehensive treatment of 996 patients with different forms of pulmonary tuberculosis in a sanatorium gave positive results in 93%. At the sanatorium stage of treatment, cavities closed in 35.3% of newly diagnosed patients and in 15.4% of patients with a disease more than 2 years old. In the group of patients admitted to the sanatorium with pulmonary tuberculosis in the infiltration phase, at discharge, the resorption phase was ascertained in 90% of newly diagnosed patients and in half of patients with a process older than 2 years.

Abstract. The incidence of Botkin's disease over 11 years, as well as the effectiveness of some preventive measures, have been analyzed. A number of features of the epidemiology of this infection are noted - the undulation of the course, seasonality, age shifts against the background of the use of gamma globulin, etc. An increase in the frequency of serum hepatitis has been noted.

Abstract. The results of complex treatment of 119 patients with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer with the use of novocaine blockade of celiac nerves and borderline sympathetic trunks are summarized. This type of complex therapy is quite feasible in the conditions of the district and local hospitals. In addition, it is at the same time a differential diagnostic test for selecting patients with irreversible organic changes for surgical treatment.

Abstract. Analysis of electrogastrograms allows one to judge about the beneficial effect of novocaine blockade of the celiac nerves and sympathetic trunks on the motor function of the stomach in patients with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, intestine. By the end of the course of treatment, along with clinical improvement, normalization of the electrical activity of the stomach was noted in patients with both hyperkinetic and hypokinetic types of motility.

Abstract. Examination of 55 patients using infrared photography revealed changes in the saphenous veins, and in a number of patients the place of occlusion in the deep veins was determined. The objectivity of registration and clarity of the image, the simplicity, safety and information content of the infrared photography method allow us to recommend it for widespread use both in surgical practice and in medical and labor expertise.

Abstract. Examination of 55 patients using infrared photography revealed changes in the saphenous veins, and in a number of patients the place of occlusion in the deep veins was determined. The objectivity of registration and clarity of the image, the simplicity, safety and information content of the infrared photography method allow us to recommend it for widespread use both in surgical practice and in medical and labor expertise.

Abstract. The analysis of the life expectancy of 56 patients after palliative resections and extirpations of the stomach was carried out. The results obtained indicate the advisability of palliative subtotal resections in patients with gastric cancer in the presence of distant single metastases in the liver, pancreas, and mesenteric root.

Abstract. According to the materials of the specialized traumatological VTEK TASSR, the disability after severe injuries of the ankle joint during treatment in non-specialized hospitals (district and regional hospitals) is 3 times higher than during treatment in specialized departments. This is due to errors in the medical rehabilitation of this group of patients.

Abstract. The analysis of the course of pregnancy and childbirth in 12 women with uterine malformations was carried out. The main complication of pregnancy was the threat of its termination, in childbirth - the transverse position of the fetus, untimely discharge of water, weakness of labor forces, bleeding, which required operative delivery in 4 women in labor. Timely recognition of this pathology and treatment of complications help to avoid perinatal death of newborns.

Abstract. A successful outcome of twin birth in a woman with a two-horned uterus is described. The simultaneous onset of pregnancy in both horns of the bicornuate uterus is a rare type of multiple pregnancy. In the domestic literature, we were able to find reports of only two cases of early pregnancy in both parts of the bicornuate uterus [1, 3] and one case of birth of twins with a bicornuate uterus [2].

The body's response to trauma is very complex and diverse in its manifestations. It is necessary to distinguish between the concepts of "stress" and "extreme" impacts. The former occur very often and cause a definite, well-defined reaction. The latter are much less common, are destructive, and the possibilities of adaptation to them are sharply limited [9].

Taking into account the instructions of a number of authors on the importance of determining the protein fractions of blood in the study of the pathogenesis and immune mechanism of viral eye diseases, we studied the protein spectrum of the blood of 402 patients with paratrachoma, uveitis, and conjunctivitis of various nature by electrophoresis on paper.

The aim of this study was a comparative study of the main components of the fobrinolytic system in platelets from donor and cadaver blood. In the suspension and extract of platelets obtained by the usual method (the concentration of donor and cadaver platelets was the same), the antiplasmin, antiactivator activity, the activity of the proactivator, the content of profibrinolysin and plasminogen activator were determined.

The fibrinolytic activity of kidneys taken from 10 patients who died with symptoms of chronic renal failure was investigated. Extracts were prepared from the kidneys at the rate of 1 g of tissue per 9 ml of saline. Fibrinolytic activity was determined by the method of Kovarzhik and Bulyuk modified by V.P.Skipetrov.

We have studied the coagulation and platelet-vascular mechanisms of hemostasis in 57 patients suffering from chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis of the bones of the upper and lower extremities, suppurative processes in the lungs and pleura, diffuse purulent peritonitis, subphrenic and interintestinal abscesses, small fistulas and colonic fistulas.

We observed 2 children with Wiesler-Fanconi subsepsis.

In recent years, the attention of epidemiologists, microbiologists and clinicians has been attracted by vibrios that do not agglutinate with cholera O-serum (NAG vibrios). According to the description of a number of authors, NAG-infection often proceeds as gastroenteritis and enteritis. Mild and moderate forms prevail, with nausea, vomiting, loose stools from 2 to 10 times a day, moderate intoxication. However, in 3-5% of patients, the infection takes on severe forms, with signs of dehydration, which requires intensive rehydration therapy.

A., 20 years old, was admitted to the infectious diseases department 4/I 1976 in serious condition with complaints of severe weakness, lack of appetite, dull cramping pains in the lower abdomen, more pronounced in the left iliac region, frequent stools with mucus and blood. The patient has difficulty in making contact, answers questions in monosyllables, with a delay, the orientation is preserved.

Studies of many authors have shown that the ability of human leukocytes to produce interferon can serve as an indicator of the body's reactivity in various pathological conditions.

In 330 pregnant women and women in childbirth who had undergone late toxicosis, a laboratory analysis of blood and urine was carried out and some indicators of redox processes were studied.

Severe varicose veins of the vulva are a serious complication of pregnancy. This pathology is often combined with anomalies of placenta attachment, multiple pregnancy.

Vascular ruptures of fibromatous nodes and infringement of fibroids in the pelvis are rare but severe complications. Here are our observations.

Based on the archives of a number of medical institutions for 1951-1970. analyzed the case histories of 29 women aged 20 to 46 years, in whom pregnancy was combined with malignant neoplasms of various localization (see table). 23 women (79.3%) had cancerous tumors and 6 (20.7%) had sarcomas.

Abstract. A statistical study of the level, volume and structure of inpatient medical care provided to nonresident patients by medical institutions in the republican center (Ufa), with an expert assessment of the validity of hospitalization and the appropriateness of types of specialized care, made it possible to determine the required number of beds by department profile.

Abstract. Storage of furniture made of polymeric materials leads to chemical pollution of the air environment not only in the working rooms, but also in the residential apartments located above them.

Abstract. Based on the analysis of the incidence of female workers in tanneries for 1971-1975. recommendations for further improvement of sanitary working conditions are given.

Abstract. The phagocytic activity of leukocytes in female workers of isoprene rubber production during pregnancy and in their newborn children is higher than in the control group, and depends on the length of service.

First published in 1936, this book is in its fourth edition. As EI Chazov writes in the preface, it has by no means lost its relevance. On the contrary, with the progress of modern technical equipment of medicine, the danger of the doctor's "estrangement" from the patient grows, and this is what R. A. Luria's book warns against. The decision to publish it was made in 1974, when the centenary of the author's birth was celebrated.

The congress was attended by about 3 thousand neurologists from all over the world. The Soviet Union was represented by 11 delegates - from Moscow, Leningrad, Minsk, Kazan, Kharkov. 4 main problems were discussed: neuroimmunology, neuromuscular diseases, disorders of consciousness and cognition, geographical factors in neurology. A special session was devoted to epilepsy.

The Congress was attended by senior officials of the USSR and RSFSR M3, the Council of Ministers and M3 of Bashkiria, academicians of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences A.F.Bilibin, K.V.Bunin, corresponding members of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences V.N. Nikiforov, V.I. Pokrovsky, VI Shuvalov, more than 380 delegates and guests.

The problems of radiobiology were discussed at the plenary and sectional sessions of the congress. general and special issues of X-ray diagnostics, radioisotope diagnostics, radiation therapy and physical and technical issues.

January 1978 marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of a prominent therapist, scientist, teacher and public figure of our country, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR and TASSR Professor Leopold Matveyevich Rakhlin.

January 8, 1978 marked the 60th anniversary of the head of the Department of Nervous Diseases of the Kazan Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Medical Institute named after V.I. S. V. Kurashov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Yakov Yurievich Popelyansky.

I will allow myself to express some judgments on individual issues of the article by prof. L. A. Leshchinsky "Topical issues of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer."

Allergenic properties of 4% aqueous solution of sodium salt of n-toluenesulfinic acid, 4% alcoholic solution of sodium salt of toluenesulfonic acid and 4% alcoholic solution of nitrostyrene were studied. The irritant properties of the preparations were checked by the application method.

The technique of demucosation of the graft and the entire course of the ureteral plastics operation is as follows. Under anesthesia, the abdominal cavity of the dog was opened with a right perrectal incision and the ileocecal angle was removed into the wound over a length of 35-50 cm. The selected section of the intestine was delimited with napkins from the abdominal cavity and a 10-15 cm section with preserved mesentery was resected.