Amanda Murphy , from NSW in Rutherford , woke up with a painful headache . Hours later she was admitted to hospital but doctors sent her home again . Three days later , she went to hospital again when she tried to stab herself . She took up a knife to try and relieve the crippling pressure on her brain . Weeks later , Amanda was having mood swings leaving specialists puzzled . Sister Rachael said Amanda attacked and yelled at family and hospital staff . Doctors found a tumour growing on her ovary , which had brain matter in it . It was causing Amanda 's immune system to attack her healthy brain tissue . When surgeons removed the 8cm tumour , they found hair and teeth inside .
Amanda Murphy , from Rutherford in NSW , woke up with a painful headache . Hours later she was admitted to hospital but doctors sent her home again . Three days later , she went to hospital again when she tried to stab herself . She took up a knife to try and relieve the crippling pressure on her brain . Weeks later , Amanda was having mood swings leaving specialists puzzled . Sister Rachael said Amanda attacked and yelled at family and hospital staff . Doctors found a tumour growing on her ovary , which had brain matter in it . It was causing Amanda 's immune system to attack her healthy brain tissue . When surgeons removed the 8cm tumour , they found hair and teeth inside .