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“Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection or PANDAS can also be called post-streptococcal autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis.”

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The Seattle Times By Leah Penney, Mental Health Perspectives guest columnist “A few weeks after my 6th birthday, I went to bed one night a happy, healthy child, and I […]

What would you do if you thought the government was coming to take your child? Protecting Your Child explains the child protection system—what it is, the way it works, and how to navigate your way through it. For those who find themselves unjustly accused, this book will help.

One of the primary symptoms of PANS is Severe Eating Restriction. Over 50% of PANS patients will have non-life threatening eating restrictions but more severe than picky eating. While 17% will experience such severe eating restrictions that it has become life-threatening due to extreme and rapid weight loss of at least 10%-15% of their body weight. 

We know there is no parenting playbook; there certainly isn’t one when you add PANS/PANDAS to the mix. As parents, we are often second-guessing our decisions. So, as you read […]

Lopez Pineda A, Pourshafeie A, Ioannidis A, Leibold CM, Chan AL, Bustamante CD, Frankovich J, Wojcik GL. Discovering prescription patterns in pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome patients. J Biomed Inform. 2021 […]

Diagnostics, Differential Diagnostics And The Treatment Of Pandas Syndrome – Case Description Mukhtorjonova Khusnigul Nodirbekovna, Tukhtabayeva Kamila Abrarovna, Tashkent Padiatric Medical Institute. World Bulletin of Public Health (WBPH). Volume-6, January […]

Attention Parents and Guardians of children with PANS/PANDAS! The University at Buffalo occupational therapy program is conducting a study of caregiver experiences and stress among parents/guardians of children with PANS/ […]

Examining possible root causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychology Times by Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D. Key points OCD can be rooted in immune response. OCD can be triggered by infections that […]

McHugh A, Chan A, Herrera C, Park JM, Balboni I, Gerstbacher D, Hsu JJ, Lee T, Thienemann M, Frankovich J. Profiling Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Children undergoing treatment for […]

McNally JD, Menon K, Chakraborty P, Fisher L, Williams KA, Al-Dirbashi OY, Doherty DR; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. The association of vitamin D status with pediatric critical illness. Pediatrics. […]