Vladimir Mikhailovic Bekhterev (1857–1927): Strange Circumstances Surrounding the Death of the Great Russian Neurologist
2011; Karger Publishers; Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1159/000328779
ISSN1421-9913
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
ResumoThe famous Russian neurologist Vladimir Mikhailovic Bekhterev (1857–1927) was ordered to examine Josef Stalin in December 1927 during the First All-Russian Neurological Congress in Moscow. Returning to the Congress after his consultation he told some colleagues that he had ‘examined a paranoiac with a dry, small hand’. The next day, Bekhterev died and only his brain was examined postmortem, the body being cremated the same day.
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