Susannah Cahalan | |
|---|---|
 Cahalan in 2014 | |
| Born | January 30, 1985 |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, author |
| Notable work | Brain on Fire |
| Spouse |
Stephen Grywalski (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
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 auto-immune disease, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.[1][2][3] She published a second book, The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness, in 2019. She also works as a writer for the New York Post. Cahalan's work has raised awareness for her brain disease, making it more well-known and decreasing the likelihood of misdiagnoses.[citation needed]
- ^ "'Brain on Fire' by Susannah Cahalan". AAMCNews. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Kahn, Jennifer. "Under Attack: One Woman's Terrifying Battle With an Auto-Immune Disease". oprah.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (January 13, 2013). "Susannah Cahalan: 'What I remember most vividly is, the fear and anger'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2015.