Voenno-medit͡sinskiĭ zhurnal
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Historical Article
[The 1st native department of nervous and mental diseases].
In 1860 year in Medical-surgical academy in St. Petersburg was found the first department of nervous and mental diseases. With this department are aligned names of the greatest native neurologists and psychiatrists (Merzheevsky I. ⋯ G. and etc.) who took the glory of Russian neurology. For 150 years the department was the base of neurological specialists for all medical institutes of the state. The department keeps the single educational and scientific institute, supplying systematic and high-qualified preparedness of military neurologists.