title: Preconquest mesoamerican medicine: historical perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico. gguinto@prodigy.net.mx
authors.forename: Gerardo Guinto
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Balanzar
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000266:history*; D002962:Civilization / Q000266:history*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D009229:Mythology; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000266:history*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*