“In the spring of 2009, I was the 217th person ever to be diagnosed with anti-NMDA-receptor autoimmune encephalitis. Just a year later,… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
For me, I think that there's a lot missing from the recovery or the post-diagnosis side of treating patients. Once the diagnosis… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
I think people need to be comfortable questioning the authority of a doctor. — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
The true story of how my husband, Stephen, and I exchanged our first 'I love you's' - chronicled in my 2012 memoir 'Brain on… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
On April 2, the nurses started my first round of five intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions. The clear IV bags hung on a metal pole… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness,” Aristotle said.” — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
In the world of online invitations, nothing is sacred. People will invite all 500 of their 'closest' friends to their birthday party - and… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
“The mind is like a circuit of Christmas tree lights. When the brain works well, all of the lights twinkle brilliantly, and it’s adaptable… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
“Stephen was alluring in that languid, stay-out-all-night kind of way: a musician with long, unkempt hair, a skinny smoker’s frame, and an encyclopedic knowledge… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
“A string of multicolored Christmas lights roped around the length of the yard, and Ryan Adams played in the background.” — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
When my disease nearly destroyed me in 2009, my doctors thought I'd be lucky to regain 80 percent of my cognitive abilities. When I… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
“Someone once asked, "If you could take it all back, would you?" At the time I didn't know. Now I do. I wouldn't take… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
The most dangerous age is 14. If you know any teenagers, this might not come as a surprise, but research has confirmed that risk-taking… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
