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Autoimmune encephalitis is a condition that causes a person's immune system to mistakenly attack the brain. It’s rare, hard to diagnose and the consequences can be deadly. CBC’s John Chipman shares the story of an Alberta family whose lives were turned upside down by a case of autoimmune encephalitis in his new documentary.
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