Five Tips from Kathy Rubel – ASPIRE Key Volunteer Be patient with yourself, your child, and your family. It helps to remember that OCD can be terrifying. Your child’s behaviors are...
While PANDAS is the result of a bacteria, and Long COVID, a virus, these pathogens share the capacity to cross the blood brain barrier, and attack the brain, affecting everything from mood, nerves...
From Gabriella True, Board President Do not give up hope. Even on the darkest days, don’t give up. I don’t need to describe them to you because we all have been...
Maia A., Barahona-Corrêa B., Oliveira-Maia A.J., Oliveira J. (2021) Immune Dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: From Risk Factors to Multisystem Involvement. In: Berk M., Leboyer M., Sommer I.E. (eds) Immuno-Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71229-7_17
“Immune dysfunction has been proposed as an important component of the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), motivating innovative research hypotheses with potential clinical interest. In this chapter, we will review published evidence supporting a model for immune dysfunction in OCD as multifactorial, constitutive, and environmental, contributing to illness development, clinical presentation, and multisystem impact. The fact that OCD patients present comorbidity with several systemic illnesses, including auto-immune disorders, and that the majority of recognized risk factors, such as perinatal complications, traumatic life events or childhood infections, induce inflammation, motivated the development of studies trying to achieve a deeper comprehension regarding the association between inflammation and OCD.”
Greg Panagos – Board Member Meet with school officials to explore education options. Remember that if the child is unable or unwilling to attend school, homeschool programs may be the...
Gagliano A, Puligheddu M, Ronzano N, Congiu P, Tanca MG, Cursio I, Carucci S, Sotgiu S, Grossi E, Zuddas A. Artificial Neural Networks Analysis of polysomnographic and clinical features in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): from sleep alteration to “Brain Fog”. Nat Sci Sleep. 2021;13:1209-1224. DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S300818
Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study. Brian A. Fallon, M.D., M.P.H., Trine Madsen, Ph.D., Annette Erlangsen, Ph.D., Michael E. Benros, M.D., Ph.D. Published Online:28 Jul 2021 https://doi.org/10.1176/ap
“Having more than one episode of Lyme borreliosis was associated with increased incidence rate ratios for mental disorders, affective disorders, and suicide attempts, but not for death by suicide. Individuals diagnosed with Lyme borreliosis in the hospital setting had an increased risk of mental disorders, affective disorders, suicide attempts, and suicide. Although the absolute population risk is low, clinicians should be aware of potential psychiatric sequelae of this global disease.”
Following COVID-19, a 9-year-old girl developed neuropsychiatric symptoms, including OCD-like behaviors. Her mother reports other symptoms included: "Extreme anxiety, resulting in frequent panic...
Lisa Hardy – Board Member Educate yourself. You are your child’s greatest health advocate, and the more you know, the better. (What is PANS PANDAS) Find the most knowledgeable and...