caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality field birth_date known_for image article_title name
gonzalo rodríguez lafora 27 december 1971 madrid madrid 150px spain neurology 25 july 1886 lafora disease gonzalo rodríguez lafora -lrb- 1910 -rrb- . jpg gonzalo rodríguez lafora
 gonzalo rodríguez lafora
gonzalo rodríguez lafora

gonzalo rodríguez lafora -lrb- 1886 -- 1971 -rrb- was a spanish neurologist .
he was best known now for describing -lrb- in 1911 -rrb- the intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in `` lafora disease '' .
in total , he published approximately 200 papers covering a wide range of subjects in neurology , psychiatry , and neuropathology .
he made seminal contributions not only to the clinical and scientific literature but also to the training of many noted disciples who paid him due homage as a true `` maestro . ''
throughout his intellectual endeavors , lafora manifested a singular purpose and intensity and a burning devotion to scientific honesty .
