'A fascinating look at the disease uld 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. 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. Now she was labeled as violent, psychotic, a flight risk. This movie is based on Susannah Cahalans memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and stars Chlo Grace Moretz, Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann, Tyler Perry. A Difficult Case Susannah’s bloodwork and autoimmune tests come back negative. Souhel Najjar and how he handled Susannah’s case differently. The book details Cahalan's struggle with a rare form of encephalitis and her recovery. Susannah’s neurologist reached out to him before quitting her team. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is a 2012 New York Times best-selling autobiography by New York Post writer Susannah Cahalan. 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. Souhel Najjar is a doctor with a reputation for solving medical mysteries.

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. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHLOË GRACE MORETZĪ '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. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHLO GRACE MORETZ An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman.

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