Review of Brain on Fire (2017) by Sherry R — 07 Sep 2018

I work in medicine yet this was new to me and very interesting. She did an amazing job.

This review of Brain on Fire (2017) was written by Sherry R on 07 Sep 2018.

Brain on Fire has generally received positive reviews.

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