LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Klinikos ir katedros formavimas; Neurologija; Neurologijos istorija; Psichiatrija; Psichiatrijos istorija; Vilniaus Stepono Batoro universitetas; History of neurology; History of psychiatry; Neurology; Organization of clinics and chairs; Psychiatry; Stefan Batory University; Stefan Batory University in Vilnius.
ENThe article concerns the circumstances of the creation of neurology and psychiatry faculties at the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius, established in 1919. It presents the diffi cult working conditions of the teaching faculties created after the Partitions period – the strive for the correct equipment, localization and staff. It examines the changes in those two faculties in the period of 15 years, until they were merged into one administrative structure in 1934. It also shows the scientifi c and didactic efforts of those faculties, underlining the independence of the teaching from the usual European approaches to neurology and psychiatry. The article is based on the analysis if the sources taken from the Vilnius archives. [From the publication]