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History of Stereotactic Surgery in Spain

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Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

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The history of stereotaxy in Spain dates back to the mid-1950s. Its early history was constrained by the negative impact of the Spanish Civil War on the development of medicine, as on other areas of Spanish society. However, during the 1960s, when various neurosurgeons returned to Spain, the speciality grew. Today it is difficult to find reports of surgical interventions performed by neurosurgeons during that time; in some cases, oral transmission provided the only way of finding out about the development of functional stereotactic surgery in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s.

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We would like to acknowledge the information provided and opinions shared by M Arrázola, F Aguilera, V, Arjona, K Buus, M Dierssen, J Eiras, R Figueiras, F Isamat, R Martinez, J Molet, and JG Martín Rodriguez.

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  1. Canadian Research Chair in Neuroscience (Tier 1), 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Andres M. Lozano (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)

  2. Houston Stereotactic Concepts, Inc., 2260 West Holcombe Boulevard Suite 309, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA

    Philip L. Gildenberg

  3. University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Ronald R. Tasker

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Guridi, J., Manrique, M. (2009). History of Stereotactic Surgery in Spain. In: Lozano, A.M., Gildenberg, P.L., Tasker, R.R. (eds) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69960-6_14

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