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Susannah Cahalan

This person was 24-years-old and working as a reporter for the New York Post when she was afflicted with a rare disease known as anti-NMDAS-receptor encephalitis. The disease caused a month-long madness, which doctors first diagnosed as a mental illness.

Stephen

This person had been dating a young woman for four months when she was afflicted by a life-threatening form of auto-immune encephalitis. He visited his girlfriend every evening in the hospital, and he stayed with her during her long recovery.

Dr. Saul Bailey

This person was a neurologist. He misdiagnosed the condition of a 24-year-old woman. Even after the woman’s condition was publicized, he still had not heard of the disease.

Dr. Souhel Najjar

This person was a gifted neurologist who had a gift for diagnosing mysterious diseases. He diagnosed a young woman with a form of auto-immune encephalitis.

Dr. Joseph Dalmau

This person worked...

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