THE BURDENKO-NEUROSURGERY-INSTITUTE - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

THE MOSCOW INSTITUTE of Neurosurgery was established in 1932. The inst itute's founders were Nikolai Nilovich Burdenko, the surgeon (his name was later conferred on the institute), and Vasily Vasilyevich Kramer, the neurologist. This article presents the institute's history and it s activities in different periods, including scientific and practical achievements in neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular surgery, and neurotrau matology. The institute gave birth to such widely recognized trends as neuropsychology, endovasal neurosurgery, neuroreanimatology (intensiv e care), and quantitative neuroanatomy. The institute's current proble ms and prospects for the future are described.