This video describes the Cunningham Panel of tests and explains the value of and symptoms associated with each of the assays. The role of Dopamine 1, Dopamine 2, Tubulin, Lysoganglioside GM2 and CaM...
Köhler-Forsberg, Petersen, Gasse, Mortensen, Dalsgaard, Yolken, Benros
JAMA Psychiatry-2018
Conclusions and Relevance: Although the results cannot prove causality, these findings provide evidence for the involvement of infections and the immune system in the etiology of a wide range of mental disorders in children and adolescents.
This case report describes the effective use of Saccharomyces boulardii in a boy with autism spectrum disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and self-injurious behavior (SIB). Gastrointestinal dysfunction and OCD are frequent comorbidities in autism, which may share a common etiology resulting from a disturbance in normal gut microbiota. Alterations in microbial diversity influence neuroinflammation and are linked to mood disorders, abdominal pain, and SIB. S boulardii is a nonpathogenic probiotic yeast that supports a healthy microbiome, enhances immune function, and reduces diarrhea. Treatment with S boulardii successfully reduced OCD and SIB symptoms in this child.
Frankovich J, Leibold CM, Farmer C, Sainani K, Kamalani G, Farhadian B, Willett T, Park JM, Sidell D, J
Clin Psychiatry-2018
Conclusions: PANS caregivers suffer high caregiver burden. Neuropsychiatric disease severity predicts increased caregiver burden. Caregiver burden tends to decrease over time in a group of patients undergoing clinical treatment at a specialty PANS clinic. This decrease could be independent of clinical treatment.