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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
RunRichRun ("Rich Stein (he/him)") wrote:
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Absolutely. The book referenced in the article is "Brain on Fire," by Susanna Cahalan (2012). Worth tracking down/requesting at the library. Autoimmune issues (esp. viruses) are back in the news as a result of COVID/long COVID (NYT: Apoorva Mandavilli: "How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems; 22 Nov. 2023).Obliquely related, is Nicole Rust's very good book," Elusive Cures: Why neuroscience hasn't solved brain disorders — and how we can change that" ...1/2