What award did António Egas Moniz receive for his work in neurology?
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Pulitzer Prize
Lasker Award
Gairdner Foundation International Award
Answer
António Egas Moniz received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for his work in neurology. He shared the award with Walter Rudolf Hess and was the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize.
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