Egas Moniz (nov 29, 1874 – dec 13, 1955)
Description:
He was the developer of of cerebral angiography, a method of making visible the blood vessels of the brain by injecting into the carotid artery. This has proved to be valuable in the diagnosis of intracranial diseases.Moniz was not only the founder of modern psycho surgery, but also received a Nobel prize for physiology for the development of lobotomies,Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 29, 1874
dec 13, 1955
~ 81 years