António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (November 29, 1874 – December 13, 1955), known as Egas Moniz, was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography, best known for introducing the controversial psychosurgical procedure leucotomy (also known as lobotomy), for which be became the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize.
He wrote broadly on topics within and outside[citation needed] medicine, and also held several legislative and diplomatic posts in the Portuguese government.
Rosemary Kennedy, sister to John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy underwent a lobotomy at age 23, which left her permanently incapacitated. Her sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded the Special Olympics in her honor in 1968.
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