Gut Microbiota Correlation in PANDAS – Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome
View the story hereA new study, led by Dr. Lorenza Putignani from the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome (Italy), has found that gut microbiota may promote gut inflammation and activation of an immune response in PANS/PANDAS patients.
The researchers collected three fecal samples over consecutive days and, using 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA)-based metagenomics, they analyzed the gut microbiota composition of a cohort of 30 PANS/PANDAS patients aged 4-16 years (20 males and 10 females), comparing them with 70 healthy controls.
Epstein-Barr Virus Linked to Seven Serious Diseases – Cincinnati Children’s
View the story hereA far-reaching study conducted by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s reports that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—best known for causing mononucleosis—also increases the risks for some people of developing seven other major diseases.
What Is PANDAS – ABC WYTV 33
View the story hereLISBON, Ohio (WYTV) – Dr. Elizabeth Spaar explains PANDAS — how it happens and what it causes.
From Strep to Scary – ABC WYTV 33
View the story hereLISBON, Ohio (WYTV) – Sudden outbursts, tantrums, tics and bouts of OCD in children — and it seems to almost happen overnight.
The disorder is most commonly known as PANDAS — Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections.
Could Strep Throat Lead to Brain Inflammation – FOX 23
View the story hereOKLAHOMA – Medical experts say strep can trigger brain inflammation called PANDAS.
Treatable Immune System Disorder Could Be Mistaken For Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder – NeuroscienceNews.com
View the story hereA major finding from researchers at Houston Methodist reveals a significant number of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may actually have a treatable immune system disorder. The condition causes NMDA receptors to stop functioning properly and can result in symptoms commonly associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.
NCAA Basketball Coach Gives Voice and Hope – TheAthletic.com
View the story hereBALTIMORE — The shower served as a litmus test of sorts, a daily struggle instead of the footnote it should be. Thirteen-year-old Connor Odom had always been a little slow to get out of the house in the morning, but this was something else. He’d be in the shower for hours, as mornings stretched into afternoons. His mother buried herself in research, trying to understand as much as she could about OCD. She ended up coming across a book that she believes changed their lives: “Saving Sammy: A Mother’s Fight to Cure Her Son’s OCD” by Beth Alison Maloney.
Strep Can Cause OCD Symptoms: Interview with Beth Maloney – anxioustoddlers.com
Listen to the interview hereMost of us know that Strep can attack our joints. Most of us know that Strep can attack our heart. But did you know that Strep can attack our brain? It hides behind OCD symptoms. It hides behind children who all of a sudden are afraid to eat, afraid to sleep. Who start to wet the bed. Who start to rage. Who start to develop compulsions, tics and struggles they’ve never had before. It hides under the mystery and denial of PANDAS/PANS.
I Am That Parent – The JAMA Network
View the story hereWhen a physician finds herself on the other side of the table – questioning doctors and searching for information about her sick child – she becomes “that parent,” the one doctors deride.
What You Should Know About PANDAS – Everyday Health
View the story hereHis mother, Elizabeth Spaar, DO, took him to 15 different specialists, who diagnosed Max with oppositional-defiant disorder, Tourette’s, anxiety, feed disorder, depression, and autism. None of those diagnoses led to improvements for her son. So she kept searching.
