PANS and PANDAS are infection-triggered autoimmune disorders, which can result in a multitude of neuropsychiatric symptoms including OCD-like behaviors
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)Treatment acceptabilityParentExamined parent rated acceptability of PANS/PANDAS treatments.Infection/inflammation mitigation treatments were most acceptable.Psychotropic/psychiatric treatments were relatively unacceptable.Further information dissemination to stakeholders about effective ...
there’s been OCD, anxiety, tics, depression, and food issues. But they all come and go. What never leaves, and is in fact worsening, isa loss of coordination and motor planning abilities.I’ve never seen an article on PANDAS/PANS and dyspraxia, so it’s time ...
1.1. Potential autoimmune etiology of acute-onset OCD The first 50 cases of a subtype of pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with acute onset of symptoms and episodic course were described by Swedo et al. (1998); these authors coined the term PANDAS, or “pediatric autoimmune neuropsy...
This website and organization were created by PANDAS parents, for PANDAS parents. We are not doctors; we are parents of a child that beat this disorder, and we are paying it forward! We know firsthand what it feels like when your child suddenly presents with symptoms that you've never se...
Journey to Healing: PANS/PANDAS, Autism, Encephalitis, ADHD, Lyme, Co-infections, and Environmental Triggers
Parents who have witnessed a child transform from happy and healthy to an inconsolable shell of their former self know the agony induced by this debilitating condition. A child affected by PANDAS/PANS exhibits life-changing symptoms such as OCD, severe restrictive eating, oppositional defiance, anxie...
PANDAS at a Glance Quick facts about this commonly misdiagnosed disorder. 1 : 200 Children affected by PANDAS/PANS* 4 - 10 Average age on onset 49% Of patients who had OCD and tics as primary symptoms.Many children with Tics are misdiagnosed with Tourette Syndrome ...
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When symptom onset is abrupt, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) are two disorders used to describe these symptoms. The diagnostic criteria for PANS is defined as an abrupt onset of OCD...