The Study of Headache in the 1950s in Latin America by Edgard Raffaelli Junior (1930-2006)

摘要

The aim of this study was to review the life of Edgard Raffaelli Junior (1930-2006) and to summarize his important contributions to the study of headaches. He was the first doctor to study headaches in Latin America, and for 50 years he advanced the understanding of headaches worldwide. He was born in SAo Paulo, Brazil, on March 2, 1930 and died on December 29, 2006. He founded the Brazilian Headache Society and was one of the organizers and founders of the International Headache Society. Following Raffaelli, many Latin American doctors have since been inspired to study headaches.