Brain on Fire Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The painting in which she frequently saw in her mind during her hallucinations.
  2. 4. The neurosurgeon that operated on the author.
  3. 5. A journalist in the New York Post and author of the book.
  4. 9. The author's younger brother.
  5. 10. Author's coworker and friend.
  6. 11. The author's childhood babysitter with a Jamaican accent.
  7. 14. The test that helped doctors understand where the problem was in the author.
  8. 15. The disease in which the immune system attacks its own body.
  9. 16. The author's boss and coworker.
  10. 17. The author was paranoid of this in the beginning- it might have been one of her symptoms.
  11. 20. The author's childhood home and her mother's home.
  12. 21. The author's cat.
  13. 23. The wires placed on her head with glue to track her brain changes.
  14. 25. The doctor that helped track progress of the author through tests.
  15. 26. Author's boyfriend during the book.
  16. 27. The author's mom's boyfriend and long-time friend.
  17. 28. The speech doctor.
Down
  1. 1. The tumor known as the "monster tumor".
  2. 2. The place in Syria where Dr Najjar was born.
  3. 6. The doctor that helped the author recover.
  4. 7. Author's dad's girlfriend.
  5. 8. Symptoms of the author in the first stage.
  6. 12. The surgery to take small piece of a brain to figure out the root cause of sickness.
  7. 13. A symptom where movement is very rigid and posture stiff.
  8. 18. Patients with severe epilepsy are placed here to receive special supervision.
  9. 19. The family doctor who first diagnosed the author.
  10. 22. New York Post The place where the author works at.
  11. 23. The name of the male nurse that the author felt calm around.
  12. 24. Uncontrolled sudden electrical activity which in severe cases can cause foam at the mouth and rigidness.
  13. 26. Referred to as "Bugsy" by the author's mom.