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An Onslow County woman is looking to spread awareness about a neuropsychiatric disorder both her children have been diagnosed with, one she said is often misdiagnosed by doctors.

KCTV5 By Sharon Chen Published: May. 17, 2024 at 9:51 AM EDT|Updated: May. 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM EDT “IVIG is intravenous immunoglobulins or immune cells that go in and […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting the prevalence of mental health conditions, with nearly half of Americans meeting diagnostic criteria. But what percentage of them should receive a PANS PANDAS diagnosis? 

National Teacher Day is May 7, 2024, and National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2024 Teachers and schools, your dedication shines brightly. We appreciate those who have attended an ASPIRE […]

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 9th National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness about the importance of caring for every child’s mental health and reinforces that […]

Jane E. Zebrack, Jaynelle Gao, Britta Verhey, Lu Tian, Christopher Stave, Bahare Farhadian, Meiqian Ma, Melissa Silverman, Yuhuan Xie, Paula Tran, Margo Thienemann, Jenny L. Wilson, Jennifer Frankovich,  Prevalence of […]

The evolving evidence of the impact of inflammatory disorders and metabolic conditions, like PANS PANDAS, on mental health conditions is discussed in the latest issue of The Economist. 


Three Georgia mothers say their daughters went from happy, playful girls to children struggling with anxiety and rage overnight.

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Khimani, Kynza & Abadía-Barrero, César & LaRusso, Maria. (2024). Implementing dietary changes with children affected by PANS/PANDAS. Children’s Health Care. 1-19. 10.1080/02739615.2024.2338763. 64.7% of the 467 survey participants indicated that […]

When Angela Tang’s teenage son came down with a baffling illness, few households could have been better equipped to deal with it. The family lives in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb. Both parents are doctors — Tang in internal medicine, her husband in infectious disease — and their son, a straight-A student well-liked at school, had been cared for by the family’s pediatrician since birth.

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