marxxnna 's review for:

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

5.0

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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Great memoir that details the descent into madness and hospitalization of 24-year-old Susannah Cahalan. Her condition left doctors perplexed, but she would eventually be diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis due to a persistent neurologist.

I enjoyed the book for its elaborate and informative look at how the brain can be affected by rare diseases.