Neurological letter from Mexico

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. ‘To become aware of our history is to become aware of our singularity.’ Octavio Paz, 1990 Nobel Laureate for Literature. Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. Its population is about 125 million people who live in an area of 1 972 550 km distributed in 32 states (figure 1). Mexico is famous for the warmth of its people, its history, food (figure 2), the culture, ancient traditions (figure 3) and the natural wonders that range from beautiful deserts to exotic jungles and beaches (figure 4). In recent years, all these gifts have been overshadowed by a wave of crime and violence that gave the world the impression that we had lost everything of which we were once proud. Even though there is truth in these words, not everything is lost. We still have the best qualities that destiny gave us: our generosity, humour and creativity—there in all we do—and especially in neurology.