Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Cahalan, Susannah

ISBN 10: 060635669X ISBN 13: 9780606356695

Casa editrice: Turtleback Books, 2013

Riassunto

An account of the author's struggle with a rare brain-attacking autoimmune disease traces how she woke up in a hospital room with no memory of baffling psychotic symptoms, describing the last-minute intervention by a doctor who identified the source of her illness.

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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'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 violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened? In a swift 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 nearly 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 that is destined to become a classic.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Turtleback Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 060635669X
• ISBN 13: 9780606356695
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura scuola e libreria
• Numero di pagine: 266
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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