Chronicle of the Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists at the Imperial Kazan University dated May 19, 1910

Presided over by prof. V. P. Osipov, with the secretary Dr. V. K. Voroshilov. Full members were present: prof. N. A. Mislavsky, Dr. V. P. Pervushin, I. A. Veselitsky, N. A. Donskov, M. A. Chalusov; guests of Dr. N. K. Goryaev, I. D. Baklushinsky, Belitsky and 3 senior medical students. The visitor, Dr. I. D. Baklushinsky, made a report: "On the casuistry of the state of possession with the demonstration of the patient." Prof. Mislavsky recalls a similar incident. Several times I have seen ordinary hypochondriacs who complained that a snake crawled into the mouth while sleeping with its mouth open in the hayfield. One of these cases is interesting in the sense of therapy: a very rich and hefty Kyrgyz came to my father with a request to cut his stomach. - "Why"? - "Firmly"! strikes at the same time on the stomach; I can't feel anything, I'm so tense. Nothing came out under chloroform. They tried to dissuade him, but it doesn't work, he insists on an operation. Tried induction current; the patient liked it very much; the next day is better; I left a week later relieved.