title: Reflections on aspects of medical progress 1944-2008--part 1. The launch of a journey lasting 65 years: personal observations made from a front-row seat at the greatest show on earth.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, 14865 Concession 7, King City, Ontario, L7B 1K4, Canada.
authors.forename: Henry J M
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D020521:Stroke / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*