Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

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Pros

Dr. Souhel najjar, a syrian born neurologist, was the first person to diagnose the young syrian. She was diagnosed with anti- nmda receptor encephalitis, a rare condition that causes people to lose their minds and then die.

Susannah cahalan's memoir is stunning.

This is the kind of book that teaches us to not give up on others or ourselves. It's informative, engaging, and a really powerful read. Excellent and educational first person narrative about the mysteries and paradoxical magic of the brain.

Carota means grimace or (grotesque) mask in both catalán (miró's native language) and castillian (spanish) susannah cahalan is a young successful journalist who suddenly finds herself experiencing changes in her personality and weakness on one side of... Read More

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The memoir seems glancing and superficial when it comes to delving into the very psychological questions her illness would make her uniquely suited to explore. But, it appears susannah is being a good american and taking full advantage of her position... Read More

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Quality

With the book brain on fire we are able to see her vulnerable confident unsure and then resilientall the things we would hope t... Read More

While the author of this book suffered for while until correctly diagnosed

I just wish it would voice sync with the kindle app

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The chronicles her friends and familys rising alarm over her increasingly erratic and uncharacteristic behavior

Once for diagnosis 2nd for 2500mg steroids 3rd for 5000mg steroids all the while being on steroids at home

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This product had a total of 15,523 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 29 2023.