Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections Manifestations in a Teenager

Published: Oct 5, 2023   |   Author: Gabriella True   |   Category: Blog, Research   |   No Comments

Sivakanthan A, Gedeon J, Sadaf S, et al. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections manifestations in a teenager. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2023;25(5):23cr03505. October 5, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.23cr03505 […]

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How common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children: And why many doctors do not realise it

How common infections can spark psychiatric illnesses in children: And why many doctors do not realise it

Published: Sep 28, 2023   |   Author: Gabriella True   |   Category: Blog, Featured on Homepage, News   |   No Comments

It was a sunny day in September 2007 when Garrett Pohlman, then seven years old, came home from school. Crying, he warned his mother that radiation was coming out of the house’s electrical sockets. If they went outside, he said, birds would peck them to death. These pronouncements were accompanied by odd facial movements.

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Post-infectious inflammation, autoimmunity, and OCD: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS), and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder (PANS)

Published: Sep 14, 2023   |   Author: Gabriella True   |   Category: Blog, Research   |   No Comments

A Vreeland; D Calaprice; N Or-Geva; RE. Frye; D Agalliu; HM. Lachman; C Pittenger; S Pallanti; K Williams; M Ma; M Thienemann; A Gagliano; E Mellins; J Frankovich https://doi.org/10.1159/000534261 In […]

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Living with Paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) – a qualitative study of Children’s experiences in Sweden

Published: Sep 12, 2023   |   Author: Gabriella True   |   Category: Blog, Research   |   No Comments

N Ringer, C Benjaminson, H Bejnö, Living with Paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) – a qualitative study of Children’s experiences in Sweden. Cogent Psychology (2023), 10: 2259745 DOI:10.1080/23311908.2023.2259745 The study […]

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Efficacy of Antidopaminergic Pharmacotherapy in Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): A Case Report

Published: Aug 26, 2023   |   Author: Gabriella True   |   Category: Blog, Research   |   No Comments

Hefelfinger D, Kaufman H, Gilman A, Gebhart R. Efficacy of Antidopaminergic Pharmacotherapy in Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): A Case Report. Cureus. 2023 Aug 26;15(8):e44164. doi: […]

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