When Disease Hijacks the Brain

In September, the journal Neurology published an article titled “The Terrorist Inside My Husbands Brain,” written by Susan Schneider Williams, the widow of Robin Williams.

It is a personal and heartbreaking account of the journey, experienced by two loving people as they navigated through the uncertainty and misdiagnosis associated with Lewy body disease.

There is no finger-pointing; it was written for neurologists, “for you,” as Ms. Williams states at the beginning. Its purpose was “to help you understand your patients along with their spouses and caregivers a little more,” to share a personal and tragic story with you . . . that may help to “make a difference in the lives of others,” she states.