June 16, 2020
Scientists propose explanation for baffling form of childhood OCD
Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they...
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June 16, 2020
Yale scientists propose explanation for baffling form of childhood OCD
"Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or PANDAS, were...
May 13, 2020
Rare neuropsychiatric condition causes children’s personalities to shift overnight
Stanford University researchers have discovered subtle structural differences in the brains of children with a rare condition that seemingly causes their personalities to change overnight....
May 12, 2020
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Researchers may have gained new insights into a mystifying condition that causes children's behavior to change so severely and abruptly, it can be like they woke up as a different...
March 2, 2020
PANS: A Diagnosis for My Child’s Sudden Behavior Change
We thought we treated it appropriately. We followed the doctor’s initial recommendations for treating our son’s Lyme disease. He got a little better with the antibiotics but never went back to...
September 23, 2019
Student with Autism ‘Embarrassed’ After Washington Middle School Puts His Desk in the Bathroom
“I was so shocked I just took the picture because I didn’t even believe what I was seeing,” she said of a photo she snapped that went viral on social media. “It’s not an appropriate place...
July 31, 2019
Marblehead mom urges lawmakers to support PANDAS/PANS bill
One might think, because PANDAS/PANS strikes children, passing the bill would be a slam dunk, but Uttam said it’s failed twice in Massachusetts already. It has, however, passed in five other...
July 28, 2019
Why it’s So Hard to Get a Diagnosis of PANS and/or PANDAS
I’ve been talking a lot recently about my experience of having Paediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (an illness which, despite its name, affects adults too), and how I was undiagnosed...
July 28, 2019
I’m in someone else’s body: Insurance isn’t covering potential cure for woman with rare disorder
OCONOMOWOC — Eliza Ellis should be taking her first steps into adulthood. Instead, the 19-year-old requires around-the-clock care in her Oconomowoc home. "Always thought that right after high...
July 26, 2019
PANDAS – What nurses need to know
Nursing considerations Nurses must educate patients and parents to monitor for any signs and symptoms of recurring infection, specifically GAS infection, in the patient or in any of the patient's...
July 24, 2019
PANDAS Is for Everyone, Though It’s Usually Missed
What will follow will be a combination of my thoughts on the situation up-to-date; answers to many of the questions I have received over the years and some suggestions for future work. To foreshadow...
July 24, 2019
Lisa Rinna Says Daughter Delilah Belle’s Mental Health Issues Were Caused by a Childhood Infection
Lisa Rinna is opening up about her daughter’s struggles with mental health. On Monday, just three days after Delilah Belle Hamlin revealed she had been to rehab two times last year, Rinna shared...