title: Portrait of a life journey dedicated to neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Regional Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico; and the Department of Neurosurgery, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: neuro_mloyov@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loyo-Varela
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Brain tumors; FLANC; Federacion Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugia (Latinoamerican Federation of Neurosurgical Societies); Pituitary tumors; Semblance; Surgical instruments development