What PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis are and why so many children are being diagnosed with these conditions.• What causes PANS.• Why PANS is so commonly seen in children with...
Melanie Uhde, Alyssa Indart, Brian A Fallon, Gary P Wormser, Adriana R Marques, Suzanne D Vernon, Armin Alaedini, C-Reactive Protein Response in Patients With Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Symptoms Versus Those With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 67, Issue 8, 15 October 2018, Pages 1309–1310, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy299
The data suggest the presence of different inflammatory mechanisms in ME/CFS compared to PTLDS. This difference may stem from the potentially more diverse causes of ME/CFS symptoms compared to PTLDS. The lack of a significantly elevated CRP response in ME/CFS, despite indications of activation in other inflammatory pathways, requires further investigation.
In honor of PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 2018, I am here with a panel of mama and a papa heroes, who have children with PANS to help me spread the awareness...
One afternoon in the winter of 2017, Corie Entrop’s 10-year-old son came home from school and began pulling out his hair. When the Alberta mother pleaded with him to tell her why he was doing it,...
Moving Past Controversy to Provide Clinical...
PANDAS/PANS Standards of Care Summit October 4, 2018 State Fairgrounds, Springfield...