Brain on Fire

Imagine waking up strapped to a hospital bed, with no memory of how you got there. This was the terrifying reality for Susannah Cahalan, a young journalist whose world was turned upside down by a mysterious illness. In "Brain on Fire," Cahalan recounts her harrowing journey through madness and back, as a rare autoimmune disease attacked her brain, causing hallucinations, seizures, and erratic behavior. With gripping detail and raw honesty, she takes us through her descent into paranoia and psychosis, and the desperate race against time to diagnose and treat her condition before it was too late. This powerful memoir not only sheds light on a little-known medical condition but also explores the fragility of identity and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity.

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