Aristides Leão
Brazilian researcher
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Aristides Azevedo Pacheco Leão was a Brazilian neurophysiologist, researcher and university professor.
Leão discovered and described the spreading depression, which also became known as "the Leão wave". Wikipedia
Born: August 3, 1914, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: December 14, 1993 (age 79 years), São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil