Brain on Fire - Susannah Cahalan
- This was an entertaining first-person account of the author's experience of a rare autoimmune disease, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. This is one of the most well-researched first person medical narrative that I've encountered. Ito stood out from other works in this limited genre in its extensive inclusion of personal details, obtained retrospectively by the author from her own medical record. She manages to provide a large amount of technical details about the disease without interrupting the emotional thread of this narrative.
- This book brought back personal memories for me, as I found myself recalling a guest seminar on anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from my days in graduate school. This provided me with a new perspective on this illness.
- After Googling this title, it looks like it's being made into a movie.
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