About this episode
When journalist Susannah Cahalan suddenly unraveled, losing her memory, her behavior, and even her sense of self, doctors were baffled. In this episode, Andrea and Crystal dive into the terrifying medical mystery behind Brain on Fire: the rare autoimmune condition that nearly stole Susannah’s life. With clinical insight, compassion, and a dash of M⁴ mayhem, we explore the red flags everyone missed, the lifesaving breakthrough, and the larger conversations this case ignited about medicine, misdiagnosis, and mental health.
