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Do you remember the day your child officially got a diagnosis of PANS/PANDAS? Was it your first doctor? Was it your fifth? Were you devastated? Were you relieved to have an answer and the start of a...
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June 2020
June 26, 2020
Susan Swedo, MD on Autoantibody Biomarkers for Basal Ganglia Encephalitis
Dr. Swedo briefly explains the importance of this research and its results. The Frontiers article is an important replication and extension of previous work by Dr. Madeleine Cunningham and her...
June 25, 2020
Lyme Disease & Tick Borne Infections Fundamentals – Dr. O’Hara
Lyme is it Affecting My Child? You Bet Your Rash & Other Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented...
Autoantibody Biomarkers for Basal Ganglia Encephalitis in Sydenham Chorea and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated With Streptococcal Infections
Chain Jennifer L., Alvarez Kathy, Mascaro-Blanco Adita, Reim Sean, Bentley Rebecca, Hommer Rebecca, Grant Paul, Leckman James F., Kawikova Ivana, Williams Kyle, Stoner Julie A., Swedo Susan E., Cunningham Madeleine W. Autoantibody Biomarkers for Basal Ganglia Encephalitis in Sydenham Chorea and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated With Streptococcal Infections. Jnl Frontiers in Psychiatry. Vol.11, 2020. DOI.10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00564
June 24, 2020
Lyme Disease Basics – Dr. O’Hara
Section 1: Lyme Disease Basics Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented on Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Illness and Co-infections as part of the...
June 24, 2020
MSIDS & Chronic Lyme Disease – Dr. O’Hara
Section 3: MSIDS & Chronic Lyme Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented on Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Illness and Co-infections as part of...
June 24, 2020
Lyme Treatment – Overview of Literature Review – Dr. O’Hara
-Literature Review of Tick-borne Diseases Literature (1500-2018) -Lyme Treatment Overview from Literature Review -Adverse Reactions to Antibiotics -Herbs -Nutritional Approaches when Treating...
June 24, 2020
Lyme Co-Infections Overview – Dr. O’Hara
-Tick-Borne Infection Overview -Babesia -Bartonella -Anaplasma &...
We Are Brave – A PANS PANDAS Patient Story
We Are Brave - A PANS PANDAS Patient Story
I guess my advice for a PANDAS family would to always be there for your sick child. To always tell them that they are brave. Because we are. There may only be 1 in 200 of us, but we are the bravest...
Through Ella’s eyes: a child’s perspective on her journey with PANDAS
A child's perspective on her journey with PANDAS
My name is Ella and I was diagnosed with PANDAS at age 13, now 15. Before PANDAS I was a four-sport athlete (basketball being my favorite), I loved hanging out with friends and family, I was doing...
June 22, 2020
Local physician raises awareness of PANDAS
For young children, an innocuous sore throat could be a sign of PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders), a condition that a Solana Beach-based doctor has been centering his practice...