X Journal of Comparative Neurology. 



first class mentioned above the present author found a small number of 

 cells of the dorsal nucleus degenerate on the opposite side, while van 

 Gehuchten found no crossed fibers in the vagus, either from the dorsal 

 or ventral nuclei. Bunzl-Federn agrees that the dorsal vagus nucleus 

 is not in any way related to the IX nerve, but does not admit that the 

 dorsal nucleus is entirely motor. He verifies his earlier observation 

 and van Gehuchten's that the n. ambiguus is not related to the XI 

 nerve. The experiments contribute some further data regarding the 

 central connections of the several branches of the vagus. c. j. h. 



Sajons's Annual. 



Volume II of the Annual and Analylic Cyclopedia of Practical 

 Medicine, which lies on our table, is in every way a worthy successor 

 of the first volume of this new series of Sajous's Annual. The present 

 volume includes topics from Bromide of Ethyl to Diphtheria and is 

 fully and well illustraded. In conformity to the new plan the work 

 serves the double function of a record of recent progress with suffi- 

 ciently full summaries of cases etc., and that of a cyclopedia with arti- 

 cles by the ablest experts. Of special interest to neurologists in this 

 volume are the articles on cerebral hemorrhage, chorea, deaf mutism, 

 cerebral abcess, and catalepsy. In topography and press-work little is 

 left to desire and we may cordially commend the work as adapted to 

 the needs of the progressive and busy practitioner. c. l. h. 



A New AimualJ 



This annual review of the literature in neurology and psychiatry 

 is planned along lines somewhat similar to those of Schwalbe's Jahres- 

 bericht fiir Anatomic und Physiologie which suspended after its twen- 

 tieth volume in 1893. It is, moreover, a worthy successor in its field 

 of that much appreciated work. The editorial staff is a very strong 

 one, including, in addition to the editors named below, a list of 58 col- 

 laborators which contains the names of a large proportion of the lead- 

 ing neurologists of Germany, Austria and Russia. The work has been 

 well done, its completeness being indicated by the fact that 1 447 pages 

 are devoted to the bibliographical lists and abstracts. These are well 

 classified and the abstracts are short in all cases, so that the total num- 

 ber of books and papers reviewed is very large. There are moreover 

 excellent idexes of subjects and authors. On the whole, this is a very 

 useful work, involving an enormous amount of labor, and we hope 

 that it will be well supported. c. j. h. 



1 Jahresbericht iiber die Leistungen und Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der 

 Neurologic und Psychiatric. Hcrausgegeben von Dr. E. Flatau und Dr. L. Ja- 

 COBSON, Rcdigiert von Professor Dr. E. Mendel. I. Jahrgang. Bericht 

 iiber das Jahr 1897. Berlin, S. Karger, 1S98. 



