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I learned a great deal about the intricacies of the human brain and the vunerabilities of our autoimmune system as I read Susannah Cahalan's memoir about her incredible 'month of madness'. Although hampered by the memory loss which accompanied the diagnosis of anti-NMDA-receptor autoimmune encephalitis, the story of her rapid physical and mental decline, invasive treatment and eventual recovery is vivid and arresting. Interviews with her treating medical experts, personal diaries of family and f
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