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Suzanne O'Sullivan is an Irish neurologist and author specializing in psychosomatic and neurological disorders. She has worked extensively in clinical neurology and has written award-winning books that bridge medical science and human experience.

Known for: It's All in Your Head: Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness

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It's All in Your Head: Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness

It's All in Your Head: Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness

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Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan explores the mysterious world of psychosomatic illness, where the mind can produce real physical symptoms. Drawing on her clinical experience, she presents case studies of patients whose unexplained ailments reveal the complex interplay between body and mind, challenging conventional distinctions between mental and physical health.

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Alice: The Body in Seizure, the Mind in Turmoil

Alice was a young woman in her twenties when she began to experience seizures so violent that friends feared for her life. At first glance, her episodes seemed indistinguishable from epilepsy. Yet every scan and brainwave test I performed came back clear. No neurological abnormality, no observable l...

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Yvonne: The Weight of the Past Made Flesh

Yvonne was paralyzed from the waist down when she came under my care, yet all her scans were pristine. No spinal cord lesion, no nerve damage—nothing to justify her immobility. Her paralysis began shortly after a traumatic series of events, and beneath her composed exterior lay years of grief, loss,...

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About Suzanne O'Sullivan

Suzanne O'Sullivan is an Irish neurologist and author specializing in psychosomatic and neurological disorders. She has worked extensively in clinical neurology and has written award-winning books that bridge medical science and human experience.

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