BOSTON – “Our kids were super-social, playdates all the time, very independent. … They were leading this happy-go-lucky life surrounded by friends,” said Kim Panton, of Duxbury, recalling the...
"Timely treatment with IV immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy can help children who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other severe psychiatric or neurologic symptoms in the aftermath of...
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...
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...
This is the first of a series of interviews with influential PANDAS/PANS and Lyme advocates. How do they DO it? How do they contend with their own challenges as well...
Giggle Magazine article on PANDAS. Page 23-24 of their June/July 2021 issue is available online....
Part 3: Navigating medical conditions masquerading as primary psychopathology Anthony D. Smith LMHC, Posted May 29, 2021 “Perhaps some of the most interesting cases of medical conditions...
“In Finn’s case, Lyme Bartonella Mycoplasma have been identified as triggers. The disease leads to rage, exhaustion, panic attacks, among other symptoms,” Dean said. “It’s been just...
April 8, 2019. Somer Delsignore “Many children with PANS/ Autoimmune Encephalopathy who seem to flare despite having a good treatment plan perhaps forget the inflammation of a seasonal allergy....
9 News Australia. By Emily McPherson. May 4, 2021 Read Article “It’s a really common and there is a very big story that if you have the wrong kind of...
“The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Arkansas Children’s Hospital (UAMS-ACH) Childhood Post-Infectious Autoimmune Encephalopathy (CPAE) clinic specializes in diagnosis and...
Timothy was 10 years old when his personality changed overnight. A concussion during a family ski trip in December 2016 left him unsteady on his feet, but that was just the first sign something was...
In August of 2014 our daughter, Leah, was 6 years old. We had just returned home from a month-long trip to Illinois to visit family. When we arrived home in Arizona, she suddenly (overnight) developed a fear of vomit.