What Parent Should Know About PANDAS – U.S. News and World Report
See it hereALTHOUGH RARE, IN SOME cases a strep infection can precipitate or worsen symptoms of mental illness. Known as pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, or PANDAS, symptoms typically appear in kids between age 3 and puberty, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
Eating Disorders: Could Common Infections be the Culprit – The Atlantic
See it hereIn 2007, Carlo Carandang, then an attending physician at a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, saw a most unusual patient: an 8-year-old boy who had recently adopted some strange beliefs, all while losing 18 pounds. The boy thought that nurses were “evil,” and that he could inject other people with his fat cells simply by walking past them.
It’s Like Living With A Stranger – WCNC
See it hereCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Imagine your child coming down with a common infection like strep, then suddenly turning into a screaming, raging, disconnected ghost of themselves.
That’s exactly what the Macklin family said happened to their daughter, Makayla.
School Places PANDAS Child’s Desk In Bathroom – Newsweek
See it hereA middle school student with special needs in Bellingham, Washington, was shocked to discover that his desk had been moved out of the classroom and into a bathroom.
Boy’s Sore Throat Causes Seizures – The UK Mirror
See it hereLee Wilson, from Ashford, Kent, got a throat infection that, within weeks, led to a condition called PANDAS – which causes the immune system to attack the body’s healthy cells
SANE Sweden 2019 PANS Conference – sane.nu
See it hereSANE Sweden is proud to announce a two-day conference on PANS and PANDAS and related conditions, will take place in Malmo, Sweden, Thursday 3 & Friday 4 October, 2019.
How Strep Throat May Spark OCD and Anxiety in Some Kids – ScienceNews.org
See it hereOne night in December 2013, Hans Korbmacher awoke in a fury. The book-loving, introverted 10-year-old was feverish, agitated and gnawing on his tongue. He headed downstairs, leaped onto an ottoman and threw his hands over his head, startling his parents. He was “clearly not present,” says his mother, Heather Korbmacher.
Several doctors’ appointments later, a psychiatrist suggested that Hans’ symptoms stemmed from obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. The diagnosis seemed off base to Korbmacher until she read online about a rare form of OCD with a mouthful of a name: pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections, or PANDAS for short. Hans had all but one of the listed symptoms.
PANDAS: What Nurses Need to Know – NURSING Magazine
See it hereAbstract: Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) describes a disorder that develops in children who abruptly develop neurologic abnormalities following a streptococcal infection. The authors discuss what is known about this poorly understood disorder and how nurses can educate and support patients and their families.
Wellesley Mass Families Drive Awareness Forward – WHDH
See it hereA pair of Wellesley families are taking their fight to Beacon Hill as they push for health insurance companies to cover treatment for PANDAS, a rare syndrome that can come on suddenly in children, hit hard, and take years to diagnose.
False Allegations of Medical Child Abuse Are Worldwide Problem – BBC
See it hereTaliah Drayak’s world was “turned inside out” when she was suspected of causing her daughter’s illness.
Two-year-old Beatrix had a complex medical history and had been placed on anti-epilepsy medicine but she was struggling to feed and kept vomiting.
Her daughter was taken into foster care and the family was not reunited until a year later when the case was dropped.
