PANDAS/PANS affects as many as 1 in 200 children. Has your child’s behavior changed suddenly? Out of the blue they’ve become anxious, developed OCD, eating disorders or anger issues. Have they had a strep infection or been sick in the recent past?
Maggie interviews Dr. Susan Swedo, Principal Investigator, Chief Pediatrics & Developmental Neuroscience Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health about PANDAS/PANS disease. This baffling illness can affect up to 1 in 200 children.
This show previously aired in October of 2014. In December of 2015 exciting new research was published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Follow this link Latest in PANDAS Research, to the PANDAS Network for more information and additional resources.