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Brain on Fire

Genre
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Released
14 September, 2016
Brain on Fire

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. It was first published on November 13, 2012, through Free Press in hardback, and was later reprinted in paperback by Simon & Schuster after the two companies merged.

Author Susannah Cahalan
Subject Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Published 2012, Free Press

About Brain on Fire

Distributed by Netflix, the biographical drama film is about a young professional who is unable to explain her newly erratic behavior.

Achievement of Brain on Fire

The film is based on Susannah Cahalan's memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. 

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Latest information about Brain on Fire updated on July 28 2021.