Antônio Austregésilo (April 21, 1876 – December 23, 1960), was a Brazilian neurologist important to the history of the field in his nation. Austregésilo was born in

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. He helped build the first neurological school in

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. He was a member of the

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and a President of the

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. He was federal deputy for

from 1921 to 1930.

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Brazilian neurologists People from Recife 1876 births 1960 deaths {{Brazil-med-bio-stub Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Pernambuco 20th-century Brazilian physicians