![]() ![]() However, their story is also about science and superstition,” said Dr. “Cahalan's resilience - and Jasmine Whiteside's - is remarkable and inspirational. Now pursuing a doctorate at Ohio State University. Was diagnosed with the same disease, and spent six months in a coma. Whiteside is Najjar told Cahalan's distressedĬahalan recovered and wrote a memoir, Brain on Fire, which was made into a Netflix film. After her Forum address about her experience,Ĭahalan will be joined onstage by Southern Miss alumna Jasmine Whiteside, who in 2013 Her with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, which caused her body to attack the reasoningĪnd emotional centers of the brain. “Her brain,” Dr. ![]() It would take months of misdiagnoses before Dr. She became increasingly paranoid, and her behaviorīecame erratic. Susannah Cahalan was successfully pursuing her dream of becoming a reporter when suddenlyĮveryday tasks became more difficult. In Bennett Auditorium at the first University Forum of the fall 2018 semester. – will share their story of recovery and resilience Tuesday, Sept.18 at 6:30 p.m. ![]() The other, a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) alumna now pursuing a Ph.D. Two individuals who contracted an uncommon illness – one, a bestselling author, and ![]()
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