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Susannah Cahalan (born January 30, 1985) is an American writer and author, known for writing the memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, about her hospitalization with a rare autoimmune disease, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is a 2012 New York Times best-selling autobiography by New York Post writer Susannah Cahalan.The book details Cahalan's struggle with a rare form of encephalitis and her recovery. [1]
Souhel Najjar (Arabic: سهيل نجار) is a Syrian-American neurologist whose story with Susannah Cahalan turned into an American drama film. [1] [2] [3] He is considered an expert in the field of encephalopathy, specifically the treatment of encephalitis. He was selected as a recipient of the 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. [4]
Brain on Fire is a 2016 biographical drama film directed and written by Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett.The film is based on Susannah Cahalan's memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann, Tyler Perry, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Richard Armitage.
New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan wrote a book titled Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness about her experience with the disease. [37] This has subsequently been turned into a film of the same name. [40] Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Amobi Okoye spent 17 months battling anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. In addition to three months in a ...
Susanna Hoffs onstage with the Bangles, circa 1988, in Los Angeles. (Photo: Lester Cohen/Getty Images) (Lester Cohen via Getty Images) But even at the height of her fame, she says, "I never felt ...
Cahalan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrienne Cahalan (born 1964), Australian sailor; Cissie Cahalan (1876–1948), Irish suffragette; Robert Cahalan (born 1946), American atmospheric scientist; Sinéad Cahalan, Irish camogie player; Susannah Cahalan (born 1985), American journalist and author
Mar. 24—Logansport native Sarah Cahalan didn't expect to be on "Jeopardy!," yet the New York Times news assistant will begin her journey on the popular gameshow on Monday, April 4. Cahalan took ...