A new Men’s Journal article highlights PANS/PANDAS and the importance of recognizing sudden changes in a child’s behavior, eating, sleep, and school performance.
The article discusses a recently published Stanford case report involving a 9-year-old girl whose nutritional status improved during eating disorder treatment while her overall functioning continued to decline. She was subsequently diagnosed with PANS.
The case highlights why clinicians need to look beyond individual symptoms and consider the full clinical picture when evaluating children with sudden or newly worsening neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Gabriella True
