My Brain Is Under Attack

 - Inner Space - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (episode intro)


CASE 1

- Building It Up No Dr - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Sacramento, California/Dan Ortiz and Jen McGary have been together for 16 years)

- Hidden Meaning - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (the couple enjoy spending time with Dan's family, particularly Dan's little brother, Luis)

- ? (one fall morning, Dan is visiting his father, when Luis comes in telling them he's been having trouble concentrating while skateboarding)

- Melting Point No Gtr - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Luis decides to take it easy the rest of the day)

- Melting Point - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (that evening, Dan goes to check on Luis, but finds him in an incredible amount of pain)

- ? (explanation of migraines)

- ? (Luis heads to the bathroom to take a shower, but vomits and then collapses)

- ? (Dan and Luis' father decides they need to go to the hospital)

- ? (at the hospital, Luis fades in and out of consciousness/toxicology screen of Luis' blood finds no drugs in his system)

- ? (doctors' X-ray Luis' skull)

- Injury - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (explanation of hydrocephalus)

- ? (Jen arrives at the hospital as doctors explain the severity of Luis' condition)

- ? (neurologist Dr. Soren Singel takes on Luis' case)

- ? (C.T scan reveals and object in Luis' brain)

- ? (M.R.I. of Luis' brain reveals the object to be a cyst/"A bizarre neurological condition has left Luis Ortiz in a critical state.")

- ? (pork tapeworm)

- ? ("I was completely shocked that he would have a tapeworm in his brain, I mean...who actually ever expects that?")

- ? ("Most people associate tapeworms with the intestines, but tapeworm larvae can also get into the bloodstream.")

- ? (Dr. Singel tells the family that trying to removing the parasite could kill Luis)

- ? ("That's not something you want.")

- Lambs to the Slaughter - Cody Johnson [APM Music] (a few hours later, Dr. Singel performs a risky brain surgery to remove the cyst)

- Rises and Swells - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (cyst comes out in one piece, and the surgery is successful)

- Intensive Care - Jez Pike, Jimmy Kaleth, Bob Mitchell [Warner Chappell Music] ("It was just the best possible situation to the worst possible situation in the world.")

- ? (Luis emerges from his coma)

- ? (tapeworm larvae can end up in the brain if food contaminated with infected feces is eaten, which is likely how Luis got it)

- Thoughtful Sunset - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (today, Luis is back on his feet and grateful to be alive)

- ? (how to avoid the pork tapeworm)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("But while some parasitic invaders like the pork tapeworm enter our bodies...")


CASE 2

- ? ("...other monsters already lurk within us, just waiting to attack."/case intro)

- Sunshine State - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] (Raleigh, North Carolina/21-year-old Sam Kavetski is a junior at North Carolina State University in Raleigh majoring in applied mathematics)

- Piece by Piece - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Sam is still close with his mother, Susan)

- Harmony - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Sam also bonds with his older brother, Jack, over sports)

- Buried Secrets - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (one morning before class, Sam wakes up to his throat feeling dry and scratchy)

- Problem Tension - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (but after the shower, the irritation in Sam's throat is still there, and it steadily gets worse throughout the day)

- Midnight - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (that evening, Sam develops alternating chills and sweats, and struggles to sleep that night)

- Enter the Catacombs - Ron Riddle [KPM Music] (in the morning, Sam heads to get checked out at the student health center)

- Shadow Stalker - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Sam diagnosed with mononucleosis)

- Evening Contemplation - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (Sam heads back to his dorm and texts his mom)

- ? (the next morning, Sam still feels sick, but decides to head to class anyways)

- ? (Sam gets a rush of exhaustion as he heads to class, and collapses onto the ground/"For the past few days, college student Sam Kavetski has had a sore throat and fever he thought were symptoms of mono.")

- ? (Sam calls his mom to tell her his illness is getting worse, and at her advice, heads to the E.R.)

- Lying in Wait - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (doctors test Sam for the flu, strep, and mono, but they all come back negative)

- Lying in Wait No Dr - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (this version's end sting briefly plays instead of the end sting of the previous version)

- Next Up - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] ("Being in the hospital is definitely kind of like and eerie feeling.")

- ? (later that night, Sam struggles to urinate, and when he does, he sees that his urine is ice tea-colored)

- ? (doctors tell Sam his kidneys are failing)

- Breeding Contention - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Sam's family rush to the E.R.)

- ? (Sam's case is taken over by a team of doctors, including Dr. Douglas Holmes)

- ? ("The medical team has no idea what has caused Sam's kidneys to fail.")

- ? (Sam struggles to breathe/Sam placed on a ventilator and into a coma)

- Elimination Standoff - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (doctors believe Sam may not make it)

- Night Watcher - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (as doctors screen for more exotic pathogens, Sam's family arrives at the hospital)

- ? (the results of Sam's most recent blood tests comes in, revealing an anaeorobe bacteria)

- ? (Sam has an abscess somewhere in his body)

- ? ("19-year-old Sam Kavetski is in critical condition, after an unexplained string of organ failures."/Sam's abscess is located near his tonsil)

- ? (Lemierre's syndrome)

- ? (the fusobacterium necrophorum bacteria has eaten into the blood vessels surrounding Sam's neck, and blood clots have splintered off and infected his vital organs)

- ? ("Lemierre's syndrome is extremely hard to detect and treat.")

- ? (Sam placed on a powerful antibiotic)

- ? (Dr. Holmes takes Sam into surgery and clears out his infected abscess)

- Never Easy - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Sam remains on life support for two weeks while his family keeps a constant vigil at his bedside)

- Hope Awaits No Drums - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (then, finally, one morning, Sam awakens)

- Indecision - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (it's not known exactly why the fusobacterium necrophorum bacteria infects the throat, but some scientists believe it happens after another illness, like strep throat, damages the mucous lining around the tonsils, making them vulnerable to penetration)

- Higher Ground - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (after several weeks of therapy, Sam leaves the hospital, and today, he is fully recovered and finishing his studies at N.C. State)

- ? (people who think they have Lemierre's syndrome should seek medical attention immediately)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("The onset of conditions like Lemierre's syndrome can be terrifyingly quick...")


CASE 3

- ? ("...but other diseases wreak suffering in a more painstaking manner."/case intro)

- Three Wishes - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Bangor, Maine/Jessica Hodson works as a paralegal, and remains close with her mother, Judy)

- Ever Finding - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, John Kaefer [Ah2 Music] (2010 -- Jessica is a freshman at Columbia International University in South Carolina/one fall day, Jessica is studying for an upcoming test)

- Uncovered (a) - Jay Price [APM Music] (Jessica, all of a sudden, becomes emotional and starts crying/Jessica calls her mother, who assumes she's just having trouble adjusting and reassures her everything will be fine)

- Uncatchable - Laurent Sauvagnac, Stephane Zidi [APM Music] (a couple days later, in the exam hall, Jessica struggles through a test)

- ? ("But the following week, she wakes in the middle of the night to a disturbing new symptom.")

- ? (Jessica wakes up to severe pain in her chest)

- Rises and Swells - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] ("I had no idea what was going on, and I was scared.")

- ? ("College student Jessica Hodson is suffering from severe chest pains.")

- Discreet Inquiry Tension - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (the next day, Jessica goes to the closest urgent care center, where the doctor tells her to take painkillers and that her chest pain should go away on its own)

- Lost World - Keith Mansfield [APM Music] (about a month after her first symptoms started, one night, Jessica becomes nauseous and vomits into the sink)

- ? (Jessica sees blood in her vomit)

- Interception 1 - Remy Sendra, Benjamin Shielden [APM Music] (Jessica calls her mom)

- Above Suspicion - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Judy tells Jessica to go to the airport and head back to Maine)

- Panic Attack - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (a few hours later, Judy picks Jessica up from the aiport, but on the drive home, Jessica thrashes around in the car in pain, so Judy decides to head straight to the E.R. instead)

- Danger Down Under - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (briefly plays in between the previous and next tracks)

- Hanging On - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (at the E.R., doctors run Jessica through a barrage of tests)

- Growldrone (a) - Sammy Burdson, Jean-Claude Madonne [APM Music] (doctor comes in and thinks she knows what's wrong with Jessica)

- Investigation Tension - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (explanation of costochondritis)

- ? ("The diagnosis did seem to make sense to me with the symptoms that she was having.")

- Reflections Main Full - Daryl Griffith, Bradley Farmer [APM Music] (knowing it could take months to recover, Jessica drops out of college and enrolls in classes closer to home in Maine/however, as the months roll on, her nausea, night sweats, and crippling chest pain only get worse)

- Age of Tension - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] ("I was exhausted, I was weak...I was in a lot of pain...it was pretty bad.")

- ? ("At that point, I was sure the diagnosis couldn't be correct.")

- Abstract Horizon - Paul Bouchara, Emmanuel Binet [APM Music] ("For the past several months, Jessica Hodson's life has been turned upside down by a mysterious illness."/Jessica and Judy meet with Dr. Kenneth Liegner)

- ? (Dr. Liegner orders a broad range of tests)

- ? (results come back)

- Bomb Attack - Benjamin Kaniewski [APM Music] (babesiosis)

- Nightmare Vision - Pierre Langer [APM Music] ("I couldn't believe there was something living inside of me.")

- Cyber Intelligence - Nick Bardoni, Stephen Warr [APM Music] ("Babesiosis is difficult to diagnose because its wide range of symptoms can easily be mistaken for many other illnesses.")

- ? (Dr Liegner starts Jessica on an aggressive course of specialized anti-parasitic medication called malarone)

- Theft (a) - Henri Poch [APM Music] (within a few months, Jessica's condition starts to improve)

- ? (babesia parasites are most commonly found in deer ticks in the northeastern United States, and infect humans when an infected deer tick bites a human)

- ? (Jessica believes she contracted the disease when she was a kid, recalling being bitten by a tick when she was 7 or 8 years old)

- Silent City No Pno:Harp - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (today, although Jessica still requires medication, she has made tremendous progress)

- Silent City - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (Jessica's life has moved a long way)

- ? (how to avoid contracting babesiosis)

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