Susannah Cahalan

That was the part he really took issue with, I think in the whole thing, but yeah.

That was the part he really took issue with, I think in the whole thing, but yeah.

That was the part he really took issue with, I think in the whole thing, but yeah.

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful way of introducing that. That was the hope, really, when I was writing the book and thinking no one would ever read it. That was a hope of mine, that I would change the way women were treated when they would come in with an acutely psychotic episode. And that's, I mean, it's amazing to say, but it's true. I think because of

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful way of introducing that. That was the hope, really, when I was writing the book and thinking no one would ever read it. That was a hope of mine, that I would change the way women were treated when they would come in with an acutely psychotic episode. And that's, I mean, it's amazing to say, but it's true. I think because of

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful way of introducing that. That was the hope, really, when I was writing the book and thinking no one would ever read it. That was a hope of mine, that I would change the way women were treated when they would come in with an acutely psychotic episode. And that's, I mean, it's amazing to say, but it's true. I think because of

my story and the kind of spreading the word about the condition, I think that women and a lot of children too, young girls, there are boys as well, but a smaller segment of the population. But now the illness that I had, which was an autoimmune encephalitis, that would be now on the rule out diagnosis list. Before, you know, 2009, when I was treated, that wouldn't be.

my story and the kind of spreading the word about the condition, I think that women and a lot of children too, young girls, there are boys as well, but a smaller segment of the population. But now the illness that I had, which was an autoimmune encephalitis, that would be now on the rule out diagnosis list. Before, you know, 2009, when I was treated, that wouldn't be.

my story and the kind of spreading the word about the condition, I think that women and a lot of children too, young girls, there are boys as well, but a smaller segment of the population. But now the illness that I had, which was an autoimmune encephalitis, that would be now on the rule out diagnosis list. Before, you know, 2009, when I was treated, that wouldn't be.

So you would probably leave with a psychiatric diagnosis at the time and It was about 90 percent of people, adults would be diagnosed with schizophrenia presenting as I presented and children would be diagnosed with autism. So I think I really do think that that is not the case now, you know, in large part to the amazing amount of research that has happened, but in some part to my book as well.

So you would probably leave with a psychiatric diagnosis at the time and It was about 90 percent of people, adults would be diagnosed with schizophrenia presenting as I presented and children would be diagnosed with autism. So I think I really do think that that is not the case now, you know, in large part to the amazing amount of research that has happened, but in some part to my book as well.

So you would probably leave with a psychiatric diagnosis at the time and It was about 90 percent of people, adults would be diagnosed with schizophrenia presenting as I presented and children would be diagnosed with autism. So I think I really do think that that is not the case now, you know, in large part to the amazing amount of research that has happened, but in some part to my book as well.

Absolutely. In fact, there are other cases of people who have been misdiagnosed for longer periods. I only was misdiagnosed for a month, really. And there was one case I did a lot of grand rounds and conversations about my, you know, what happened to me. Explain what grand rounds is to people who don't know. Typically, it's not a patient who leads them.

Absolutely. In fact, there are other cases of people who have been misdiagnosed for longer periods. I only was misdiagnosed for a month, really. And there was one case I did a lot of grand rounds and conversations about my, you know, what happened to me. Explain what grand rounds is to people who don't know. Typically, it's not a patient who leads them.

Absolutely. In fact, there are other cases of people who have been misdiagnosed for longer periods. I only was misdiagnosed for a month, really. And there was one case I did a lot of grand rounds and conversations about my, you know, what happened to me. Explain what grand rounds is to people who don't know. Typically, it's not a patient who leads them.

It's usually doctors, but they usually talk about a condition or research that they're working on with other doctors or physicians in training. And I went around and spoke to many universities around the country about autoimmune encephalitis. And there was one really important and really tragic experience that I had at a psychiatric hospital where I was presenting on my case.

It's usually doctors, but they usually talk about a condition or research that they're working on with other doctors or physicians in training. And I went around and spoke to many universities around the country about autoimmune encephalitis. And there was one really important and really tragic experience that I had at a psychiatric hospital where I was presenting on my case.

It's usually doctors, but they usually talk about a condition or research that they're working on with other doctors or physicians in training. And I went around and spoke to many universities around the country about autoimmune encephalitis. And there was one really important and really tragic experience that I had at a psychiatric hospital where I was presenting on my case.

And a physician came up to me after and said, we have a case here of a woman who has almost the same profile as you, presented the same. But the big difference between us was that she had been there for about two years. I followed up with him. He tested her, her spinal fluid and found out that, yes, indeed, she did have autoimmune encephalitis.

And a physician came up to me after and said, we have a case here of a woman who has almost the same profile as you, presented the same. But the big difference between us was that she had been there for about two years. I followed up with him. He tested her, her spinal fluid and found out that, yes, indeed, she did have autoimmune encephalitis.