Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7th National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness about the importance of caring for every child’s mental health...
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7th National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness about the importance of caring for every child’s mental health...
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have increased levels of Immuno-moodulin (Imood), a protein in their lymphocytes, a type of immune cell. Anxious mice returned to normal in a...
For my son, symptom onset was not overnight. He had so many health issues starting the first few weeks of life, which continued throughout his early childhood. His body was in a near-constant state...
Today Dr. Wells is going to focus on zinc, resveratrol, and Chinese Skullcap. But first, let's do a review of COVID-19...
April 12th, 2019, is a day I will never forget. It was exactly one week after my daughter's 4th birthday, a Friday. Springtime, my favorite time of the year, the buds of my favorite wisteria, were...
Following the COVID outbreak in Italy, ER doctors and neurologists are observing several neurological disorders that they say have taken them by surprise even though similar neurovirulence and...
We are so pleased to have Lindsey Wells, ND, join in our series of Q&As on COVID-19. Her focus will be on Vitamin C, Melatonin, and...
Benefits of IVIG in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
Isaac Melamed, Roger Kobayashi, Maeve O’Connor, Ai Lan Kobayashi, Andrew Schechterman, Melinda Heffron, Sharon Canterberry, Holly Miranda, Nazia Rashid Neurology Apr 14 2020, 94
“Conclusions: In PANS, which may be associated with an underlying immune dysregulation, IVIG [Octagam 5%] successfully ameliorated psychological symptoms and dysfunction, with sustained benefits for at least 8 weeks, and up to 46 weeks, following the final infusion. In addition, baseline immune and autoimmune profiles demonstrated significant elevations in a majority of subjects, which requires further evaluation, characterization, and study to clarify the potential immune dysfunction by which PANS manifests and progresses.”
Governor Abbott Appoints Fourteen To Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lisa Hardy, ASPIRE Board member along...
Michelle Newby, BHSc(OT), MSc discusses with ASPIRE how occupational therapy helps PANS/PANDAS patients. Michelle Newby BHSc(OT), MSc, is a PhD Candidate at the University of Newcastle, NSW,...
Dr. O’Hara and her colleagues at New England Center for Health continue to host a series of zoom calls on COVID-19. The schedule will be updated weekly. Recently she sat...
Please enroll in a study aimed to shed the light on the experiences of mothers with children suffering from...