Brain on Fire My Month of Madness

Name: Brain on Fire My Month of Madness
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ISBN: 9781451621372

ISBN-10: 145162137X

ISBN-13: 9781451621372

Edition: 2012

Authors: Susannah Cahalan

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A gripping memoir and medical suspense story about a youngNew York Postreporter’s struggle with a rare and terrifying disease, opening anew window into the fascinating world of brain science.One day, Susannah Cahalan woke up in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. Her medical records—from a month-long hospital stay of which she had no memory—showed psychosis, violence, and dangerous instability. Yet, only weeks earlier she had been a healthy, ambitious twenty-four year old, six months into her first serious relationship and a sparkling career as a cub reporter. Susannah’s astonishing memoir chronicles the swift path of her illness and…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 11/13/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Author's Note


Preface



Crazy



Bedbug Blues



The Girl in the Black Lace Bra



Carota



The Wrestler



Cold Roses



America's Most Wanted



On the Road Again



Out-of-Body Experience



A Touch of Madness



Mixed Episodes



Keppra



The Ruse



Buddha



Search and Seizure



The Clock



The Capgras Delusion



Postictal Fury



Multiple Personality Disorder



Breaking News



Big Man



The Slope of the Line



Death with Interruptions



A Beautiful Mess



Dr. Najjar



IVIG



Blue Devil Fit



The Clock



Brain Biopsy



Shadowboxer



Dalmau's Disease



Rhubarb



The Big Reveal



90 Percent



Homecoming



California Dreamin'



In Search of Lost Time



The Videotape



Stuffed Animals



Wild at Heart



Friends



Within Normal Limits



Umbrella



Chronology



Infinite Jest



NDMA



Partial Return



The Five W's



Grand Rounds



The Exorcist



Survivor's Guilt



Hometown Boy Makes Good



Ecstatic



Flight Risk?



Madame X



The Purple Lady


Notes


Acknowledgments