
Brain on Fire
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A "captivating" (The New York Times Book Review), award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is a powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled as violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In an "unforgettable" (Elle), "stunningly brave" (NPR), and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that almost didn't happen. "A fascinating look at the disease that…could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life" (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Author's Note
- Preface
- Part One: Crazy
- Chapter 1: Bedbug Blues
- Chapter 2: The Girl in the Black Lace Bra
- Chapter 3: Carota
- Chapter 4: The Wrestler
- Chapter 5: Cold Roses
- Chapter 6: America's Most Wanted
- Chapter 7: On the Road Again
- Chapter 8: Out-of-Body Experience
- Chapter 9: A Touch of Madness
- Chapter 10: Mixed Episodes
- Chapter 11: Keppra
- Chapter 12: The Ruse
- Chapter 13: Buddha
- Chapter 14: Search and Seizure
- Part Two: The Clock
- Chapter 15: The Capgras Delusion
- Chapter 16: Postictal Fury
- Chapter 17: Multiple Personality Disorder
- Chapter 18: Breaking News
- Chapter 19: Big Man
- Chapter 20: The Slope of the Line
- Chapter 21: Death with Interruptions
- Chapter 22: A Beautiful Mess
- Chapter 23: Dr. Najjar
- Chapter 24: IVIG
- Chapter 25: Blue Devil Fit
- Chapter 26: The Clock
- Chapter 27: Brain Biopsy
- Chapter 28: Shadowboxer
- Chapter 29: Dalmau's Disease
- Chapter 30: Rhubarb
- Chapter 31: The Big Reveal
- Chapter 32: 90 Percent
- Chapter 33: Homecoming
- Chapter 34: California Dreamin'
- Part Three: In Search of Lost Time
- Chapter 35: The Videotape
- Chapter 36: Stuffed Animals
- Chapter 37: Wild at Heart
- Chapter 38: Friends
- Chapter 39: Within Normal Limits
- Chapter 40: Umbrella
- Chapter 41: Chronology
- Chapter 42: Infinite Jest
- Chapter 43: NDMA
- Chapter 44: Partial Return
- Chapter 45: The Five W's
- Chapter 46: Grand Rounds
- Chapter 47: The Exorcist
- Chapter 48: Survivor's Guilt
- Chapter 49: Hometown Boy Makes Good
- Chapter 50: Ecstatic
- Chapter 51: Flight Risk?
- Chapter 52: Madame X
- Chapter 53: The Purple Lady
- Afterword
- A Note to Readers on the Tenth Anniversary
- Acknowledgments
- Reading Group Guide
- About Susannah Cahalan
- Illustration Credits
- Notes
- Copyright
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