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CustomerswhoviewedthisitemalsoviewedPage1of1StartoverPage1of1PreviouspageMyStrokeofInsight:ABrainScientist'sPersonalJourneyJillBolteTaylor4.7outof5stars 3,964Paperback219offersfrom$1.15TheDivingBellandtheButterfly:AMemoirofLifeinDeathJean-DominiqueBauby4.7outof5stars 1,895Paperback223offersfrom$1.15AnUnquietMind:AMemoirofMoodsandMadnessKayRedfieldJamison4.6outof5stars 3,824Paperback403offersfrom$1.38ShrinksJeffreyA.Lieberman4.5outof5stars 272Paperback51offersfrom$4.92TheGreatPretender:TheUndercoverMissionThatChangedOurUnderstandingofMadnessSusannahCahalan4.4outof5stars 794Hardcover170offersfrom$1.75BrainOnFire:MyMonthOfMadness(TurtlebackSchool&LibraryBindingEdition)bySusannahCahalan(2013-08-06)4.8outof5stars 8School&LibraryBinding11offersfrom$45.36Nextpage PopularHighlightsinthisbookWhatarepopularhighlights?PreviouspageWeare,intheend,asumofourparts,andwhenthebodyfails,allthevirtuesweholddeargowithit.Highlightedby2,050Kindlereaders“Nogreatmindhaseverexistedwithoutatouchofmadness,”Aristotlesaid.Highlightedby1,901KindlereadersStudiesseemtopointtoallautoimmunediseasesingeneralasbeingabouttwo-thirdsenvironmental,one-thirdgenetic.Highlightedby1,248KindlereadersNextpage EditorialReviewsReview“Captivating…Cahalan’sprosecarriesasharp,unsparingtabloidpunchinthetraditionofPeteHamillandJimmyBreslin.”―NewYorkTimesBookReview“Afascinatinglookatthediseasethat–ifnotforanick-of-timediagnosis–couldhavecostthisvibrant,vitalyoungwomanherlife.”―Peoplemagazine“Thebizarreandconfoundingillnessthatbesetthe24-year-oldNewYorkPostreporterinearly2009soravagedhermentallyandphysicallythatshebecameunrecognizabletocoworkers,family,friends,and—mostdevastatingly—herself…Shededicatesthismiracleofabookto‘thosewithoutadiagnosis’…[An]unforgettablememoir.”―Elle“Swiftandhaunting.”―ScientificAmerican“ThisfascinatingmemoirbyayoungNewYorkPostreporter…describeshowshecrossedthelinebetweensanityandinsanity…Cahalanexpertlyweavestogetherherownstoryandrelevantscientificinformation…compelling.”―Booklist(starredreview)"Anintense,mesmerizingaccountofsurvival...Cahalan'sdeftdescriptionsofherspookyhallucinationscouldberightoutofaPoeterrortale."―BookForum“Fortheneurologist,Ihighlyrecommendthisbookonseveralgrounds…First,itisawell-toldstory,worthreadingforthesuspenseandthedramaticcadenceofevents…Second,itisasuperbcasestudyofarareneurologicdiagnosis;evenexperiencedneurologistswillfindmuchtolearninit…Third,andmostimportant,itgivestheneurologistinsightintohowapatientandherfamilyexperiencedacomplexillness,includingtheterrifyingsymptoms,thedifficultpaceofmedicaldiagnosis,andtheslowrecovery.Thisstoryclearlycontainslessonsforallofus.”―CognitiveandBehavioralNeurology“Focusingherjournalistictoolboxonherstory,Cahalanuntanglesthemedicalmysterysurroundinghercondition…Afast-pacedandwell-researchedtrekthroughamedicalmysterytoahard-wonrecovery.”―PublishersWeekly"Thebestreportersneverstopaskingquestions,andCahalanisnoexception...Theresultisakindofanti-memoir,anout-of-bodypersonalaccountofayoungwoman'sfighttosurviveoneofthecruelestdiseasesimaginable.Andoneverylevel,it'sremarkable.....Cahalanisnothingifnottenacious,andsheperfectlytempersherbrutalhonestywithcompassionandsomethinglikevulnerability.It'sindisputablethatCahalanisagiftedreporter,andBrainonFireisastunninglybravebook.Butevenmorethanthat,she'sanaturallytalentedprosestylist—whip-smartbutalwaysunpretentious—andit'snearlyimpossibletostopreadingher,eveninthebook'smostpainfulpassages....BrainonFirecomesfromaplaceofintensepainandunthinkableisolation,butfindsredemptioninCahalan'sunflagging,defianttoughness.It'sanunexpectedgiftofabookfromoneofAmerica'smostcourageousyoungjournalists."―NPR.org“Whatismostimpressiveabout“BrainonFire”isthatCahalanhaslittlerecollectionofhermonthofinsanity….Thankspartiallytohertalentasajournalistandtothefactthatherparentskeptjournals,Cahalanwasabletorecapturehermonth,leavingnoholesinthenarrative.”―TheDailyTexan“Compelling…aNewYorkPostreporterrecountshermedicalnightmare.”―MentalFlossAbouttheAuthorSusannahCahalanisanaward-winning#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor,journalist,andpublicspeaker.Her2012memoir,BrainonFirehassoldoveramillioncopiesandwasmadeintoaNetflixoriginalmovie.Hersecondbook,TheGreatPretenderwasshortlistedforthe2020RoyalSociety’sScienceBookPrize.ShehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes, NewYorkPost,Elle,TheNewScientist,andBBC’sFocus,aswellasacademicjournalsTheLancetandBiologicalPsychiatry.ShelivesinNewJerseywithherhusbandandtwintoddlers.Excerpt.©Reprintedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.BrainonFireReadmore StartreadingBrainonFire:MyMonthofMadnessonyourKindleinunderaminute. Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Livevirtualadventuresforthefamily AmazonExploreBrowsenow Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon&Schuster;Reprintedition(August6,2013)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 288pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1451621388ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451621389ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 8.8ouncesDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5x0.9x8.38inches BestSellersRank:#7,887inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#37inMedicalProfessionalBiographies#504inMemoirs(Books)CustomerReviews: 4.6outof5stars 6,225ratings AbouttheauthorsFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.PreviouspageSusannahCahalanBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.SusannahCahalanistheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorof"BrainonFire:MyMonthofMadness,"amemoiraboutherstrugglewitharareautoimmunediseaseofthebrain.ShewritesfortheNewYorkPost.HerworkhasalsobeenfeaturedintheNewYorkTimes,ScientificAmericanMagazine,Glamour,PsychologyToday,andothers.BioandphotofromGoodreads.Seemoreontheauthor'spageSusannahCahalanBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.Discovermoreoftheauthor’sbooks,seesimilarauthors,readauthorblogsandmoreSeemoreontheauthor'spageNextpage Customerreviews4.6outof5stars4.6outof5 6,225globalratings 5star 71% 4star 19% 3star 7% 2star 1% 1star 1% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. 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LearnmorehowcustomersreviewsworkonAmazon ViewImageGallery AmazonCustomer 3.0outof5stars InterestingStory/About50PagesTooLong ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober25,2020 Aninterestingtruestoryaboutayounggirlwhohadapsychoticbreakduetoaviralbraininfection.Itwasaninterestingread,butIwouldsayitwasabout50pagestoolong.Hadshestoppedat200pages,itwouldhaveendedthestorynicely.Ifeltdraggedalongattheend.Also,itwashardtorelatetoherinthebeginningbecauseshejustsoundedlikeabrat-althoughherbehaviorwasduetothebeginningoftheinfectioninherbrain.Itiscrazytothinkhowvulnerableweallareandhowclosetomadnesswealllive.Luckilythisgirl’sillnesswascaught&cured,buthowmanyotherswereneverdiagnosedwiththisvastlyunknown(intheearly2000’s)illnessandwerelefttorotinhospitalsandinstitutions?ItwasamiraclethatherillnessWASdiscoveredwhenitwas.It’sagoodread&aninterestingstory.Evenmoreinteresting?LookupherstoryonYouTube.SheevenhasaTedTalk. Imagesinthisreview Reviewswithimages Seeallcustomerimages Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewsfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.girlloves2read4.0outof5stars Thisbookleadtomysonsdiagnoisis ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonApril15,2017VerifiedPurchase IwillbeforevergratefultoSusannahCahalanforwritingthisbook.ItwasbroughttomyattentionbyafriendandreadingitwaswhatleadustoadiagnosisofAutoimmuneEncephalitisformyson.Thisneurologicaldiseasehasonlybeenidentifiedinthepasttwelveyearsandisnotwidelyunderstood.Itisoftenmisdiagnosedasmentalillnessduetotheneuro-psychoticnatureofsomeofthesymptoms.Thesixmonthsproceedingmyson'sdiagnosisweretheirownkindofhell,andIamnotbeingmellowdramaticwhenIsaythatinwritingthisbook,Susannahgavemysonhislifeback.WithoutitIhavenodoubtthathewouldhavebeeninstitutionalized.Ifyouhaveanyinterestinthebrain,medicine,orjustenjoyagoodmedicaldramapleasereadthisbook.Notonlyisitagrippingmedicalstory,butitraisesawarenessofanobscureanddifficulttodiagnoseneurologicaldisease.WeneedallthehelpwecangettoraiseawarenessofAutoimmuneEncephalitisandreadingthisbookisagreatplacetostart.ThankyoufromthemotherofanAutoimmuneEncephalitiswarrior Readmore 349peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse KindleCustomer5.0outof5stars Eyeopening ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary2,2017VerifiedPurchase Iworkinthefieldofmentalhealthwithindividualswhosufferwithpersistentmetalillnessessuchasschizophrenia,bipolarandmajordepression.Thisbookhasmequestioningsomuch,andthinkingaboutclientswhoshouldhavebeentestedforautoimmunedisorders.I'mquestioningeverything.Iworkasacaremanagerandoneofmymaingoalsistofacilitatecommunicatingamongproviders...psychiatrists,primarycaredoctors,neurologists,etc.Sincereadingthis,Ihaveplacedanevenhighervalueonthatrole.Susannah'sstorytaughtmehowvitalitistonottakethingsatfacevalueandtoencouragediscussionamongprofessionalscaringforsomeoneinthethroesofasevereillness. Readmore 199peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse MaryAliceBaumgardner-author/illustrator5.0outof5stars "BrainonFire:MyMonthofMadness"shouldbe... ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMay4,2017VerifiedPurchase "BrainonFire:MyMonthofMadness"shouldberequiredreadingforeveryoneinthehealthcareprofession-especiallyneurologists.ThispastApril,2017,my18yearoldgranddaughter,Alysa,afterhavinghadseizures,spent2weeksinthehospital;MRI's,CT-scans,EEGsandbloodworkcamebacknormal.Slowly,shebecameunabletoread,toeat,tospeak.Slowly,she"descendedintomadness",becomingviolentandhallucinating.Intheverybeginningofherillness,mydaughter-in-law,Gretchen,throughresearch,textedmetohavethedoctorsconsider"anti-NMDAreceptorautoimmuneencephalitis".Atthesametime,mysister-in-law,Downey,wrotetotellmeofthisbook.Nope.Noneofthedoctorsatthefirsthospitalhadaclueaboutit.OnApril14th,AlysawastransportedtoChapelHill,NCNeuroscienceHospital.(IrequestedtheinformationabouttheantiNMDAreceptorautoimmuneencephalitisbeforwardedwithherrecords)OnemonthbeforeAlysa'sillness,ayoungwomanwasthefirsttobediagnosedwiththisdiseaseatChapelHill.WorkingwithTheMayoClinic,doctorsatCHacquiredaninfusion-whichalmostimmediatelyreversedAlysa'spsychoticsymptoms!Sheisstillrecoveringandwillneedmoreinfusionsandtherapy.Susannah'sbookhasnotonlygivenusinsightintowhatwasahorrificnightmareforourfamily,ithasalsovalidatedgettingasecond(thirdorfourth)opinionwhenapatient'sconditionisnotimproving.Thankyou,Susannah!Ihopeyouhavemadeacompleterecoverybynow. Readmore 172peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse CorieS.5.0outof5stars Don'tmissthisone. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMay20,2017VerifiedPurchase SusannahCahalan’sbookshouldberequiredreadingforeverymedschoolstudent,clinicalpsychmajorandanyotherfrontlineprofession(liketeachers)whomayencounter–notjustNDMA-receptorautoimmuneencephalitis–butanyotherrarediseasethatdefiesaccuratediagnosisandtreatment.Atonelevelthisbookisadirewarningaboutthefrequencywithwhichsymptomologyisoftenforcedintopre-conceivedcategoriesbymedicalprofessionalsoutofthetoxiccombinationofarrogance,lazinessandignorance,andwhenthosecategoriesdon’tmatchupprecisely,howcommonthesearchforaccuratediagnosisissacrificedtoadiagnosisthatendsinNOS–NotOtherwiseSpecified.Cahalanmakesthepointthatwithoutarelentlessphysician,sheherselfwouldprobablybenowinstitutionalizedordead.Shestressesthather“cure”representsalikelyminorityofpatientswhowillneverbeproperlydiagnosedortreatedandtowardtheendofthebookshetakes“SurvivorGuilt”headon.Herunflinchingselfrevelationsarenotentirelywhatmakethisaccountsoworthwhile,thoughshewriteswithoutashredofselfpityormaudlinretrospection,(liketheverybestjournalistsoftendo).Oneofthemostcompellingfeaturesofthismemoiristhebrilliantlysubtledeconstructionofhumanexperienceintoalltheelements-emotion,behavior,andthought,andhowsignificant,evencriticalto“health”theintegrationofthesefunctionsis.Itisastunningreflectionontheverynotionof“self”andaremarkablyhonestdisclosureaboutfamilyandhumanrelationshipsandthefrailtyofboth.Stylisticallythebookbearstheunmistakablemarkofanaccomplishedjournalist,and,IfyouareafanofCherylStrayed,JohnKrakauerandSebastianJungeryouwilllovethisbook.UnlikeStrayed,KrakauerandJungerhowever,whose"places"werethePacificCrest,theAlaskanwildernessorthemountainsofAfghanistanrespectively,Cahalan'sjourneyistheunfathomablecomplexityofhumanbiologyandpsychology.Itisperhapsthemostdauntingterraintovisitletalonereporton.Shedoesitverywell. Readmore 81peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries Sarah5.0outof5stars Absolutelysuperbread ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober8,2019VerifiedPurchase Irecentlyattendedabiomedicalscienceseminarthatdiscussedtheaftereffectsofautoimmuneencephalitis,withSusannah’sstory,amongothersasexamples.IfeltIhadtogoawayandreadmore.ThisbookwasfantasticallywellwrittenandItrulyfelttheslowhorrorasSusannah’sbrainwasgraduallybetrayedbyherownbody.It’salsogreattoseehowthediagnosishashelpedothersaswell.Thisisatruetestimonyastohowmindandbodyareintrinsicallylinked,anditseemsthatmanymentalhealthdisordersarenowstartingtobeviewedfromaphysicalperspective.SogladIreadthisandIwishSusannahandherfamilyallthebest. Readmore 4peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse Si5.0outof5stars Extraordinarytaleoutliningthepowerofthebrainandtheaffectswhenthingsgowrong ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober21,2015VerifiedPurchase Thisisareallyworthwhileread.Asthesynopsisoutlines,ahealthyyoungwomansuffersanumberofsymptomsthateventuallygoing"crazy".Thestorywaswrittenoncetheauthorhadrecoveredandusingherjournalisticskills,interviewingthoseinvolvedintreatingherandthoseclosetohertoputeverythingtogether.Itreallyshowsthepowerofthebrainandhowthingscangowrongveryquickly,andinaddition,howfarawayfromdiscoveringeverythingwereallyare.Theauthorwasfortunatethataspecialistdoctorwasfound,whousingsimpletestidentifiedtheproblem(whereotherneurosurgeonshadputthesymptomsdowntoalcoholism).InterestingalsothedoctorwasfromSyriaandhadbeenwrittenoffacademicallywhenyounger.Frighteningtothinkthatintimesgoneby,orsomecountriesinthemodernday,theauthorwouldhavebeenwrittenoffasmad,possessedbydemonsorthelike.Ifevertherewasevidenceofaneedtoinvestinscienceanddiscoveryandlessinsuperstitiousnonsense,thisstoryisit. Readmore 16peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse RosiePayne4.0outof5stars Extraordinary,harrowingjourney ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober9,2016VerifiedPurchase Despiteitsdifficultsubject,Ifoundthisbookenjoyable,enlighteningandentertaining.Thereisstillsuchfearofmentalillnessinourmodernsociety,thatthewriter'sexposéoftherecentmedicalscienceinthisarea,concludingwithherowndefinitionofmentalillnessas'neurochemicaldisease'isaratherreassuringone.Perhapstherearemanymorebreakthroughstobemadeandmanymore'cures'found.Therewereoccasionswhenthejournalisticstylegrated,astheauthorsensationalisedherexperiencesofthisbizarreandfrighteningillness-hencethefourstars.Overallagrippingandemotionallyintenserollercoasterrideofabook. 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