title: My 50 years of interest in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
abstract: The author describes his personal reflections over the last 50 years. Special attention is drawn to Jean Talairach and Lars Leksell, who greatly influenced his work in stereotactic neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Neurosurgeon, Geta, Aland, Finland. lauril@aland.net
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Laitinen
mesh_terms: D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000266:history; D005387:Finland; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000266:history; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D010297:Paris; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013548:Sweden