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Movement Disorders in Brazil: the seminal contributions of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa

Distúrbios dos Movimentos no Brasil: as contribuições exponenciais de Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade e Egberto Reis Barbosa

ABSTRACT

The major advances in the area of movement disorders in Brazil in recent years were driven by the work of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa. This historical review describes the contributions made by these researchers, physicians, and educators to the development of this field in Brazil.

Keywords:
History of Medicine; Neurology; Movement Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases

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