Professor Faustino Esposel: Neurology, football and spiritualism

ABSTRACT Faustino Monteiro Esposel was a renowned neurologist from Rio de Janeiro, born on October 24, 1888. Together with his mentor, Professor Antônio Austregésilo Rodrigues Lima - the founder of modern Brazilian Neurology -, Professor Esposel described one of the rival signs of the Babinski sign,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2021-09, Vol.79 (9), p.848-850
Hauptverfasser:	Novis, Luiz Eduardo, Maranhão, Péricles Andrade, Pires, Maria Elisa Paiva, Spitz, Mariana, Teive, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Austregésilo-Esposel sign Babinski sign Historical Note History of Neurology Neurology NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Semiology
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT Faustino Monteiro Esposel was a renowned neurologist from Rio de Janeiro, born on October 24, 1888. Together with his mentor, Professor Antônio Austregésilo Rodrigues Lima - the founder of modern Brazilian Neurology -, Professor Esposel described one of the rival signs of the Babinski sign, known as the Austregésilo-Esposel sign, in a study published in the renowned journal L'Encéphale in 1912. This article aims to summarize the life story of this illustrious neurologist as well as to highlight his achievements “beyond medicine”.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 1678-4227
DOI:	10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0013