Some who experience a COVID viral infection can also experience physical, neurological, and psychological symptoms long after the initial infection. For those who experience new or worsening pre-existing neurocognitive or neuropsychiatric issues, the road to proper help can be especially difficult. Long haulers and PANS/PANDAS result from an infection that can leave lingering neurocognitive or…
Tics are irregular, non-voluntary, repetitive muscle movements in different body parts. Movements such as eye-rolling, head jerking, and shoulder shrugging are called motor tics. Involuntary repetitive sounds, including grunting, sniffing, or throat clearing, are known as vocal tics. Tics are typically classified as either motor or vocal tics. There are common examples of tics: Motor…
“My child just went to bed and woke up as a different person.” -Mother of a PANS/PANDAS child. Eight-year-old Tony likes to build and create all the time. This energetic kid always follows his curiosities. Apart from being bright in school, he indulges in hobbies such as playing the piano for his parents’ enjoyment. He…
Even though PANS and PANDAS is on the rise amongst children, getting a diagnosis is a challenge for parents who simply can’t find knowledge or qualified providers. A refusal of the medical establishment to accept this very real medical condition, has made diagnosis and treatment unnecessarily complex and hard on families. PANS and PANDAS are…
Not everyone who has PANS or PANDAS has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but a significant portion of kids with OCD also have PANS/PANDAS and vice versa. The onset of symptoms can be sudden but for many OCD often starts with signs of anxiety before the OCD symptoms become more apparent due to the internalizing components…
One of the top questions I get from parents of kids with PANDAS and PANS and those with Lyme Disease is, “What should my kid with PANDAS and PANS eat?” As much as I want to scream from the rooftop, “An anti inflammatory diet!,” it isn’t as simple as that. Kids with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric…
What is PANS, PANDAS and Autoimmune Encepathology? Is PANS and PANDAS the same thing? That is a question I hear just about everyday. Understanding what PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encepathology are can be confusing for both parent and practitioner. Even though the diagnostic guidelines are clear, these conditions present similarly. It is important to recognize…
When your child or teen struggles with disordered or restrictive eating, everyday life for child and parent is hard. Disordered eating is often something that creeps up and this recognizing the signs can be hard to see. It also is something that can turn on suddenly when part of an infection-induced PANS or PANDAS profile. …
Infectious diseases are increasing and they can have a lasting impact on one’s physical and mental health. Conditions such as Lyme Disease, Tick-borne illness, COVID, Epstein-Barr, mycoplasma pneumonia, coxsackie, herpes 6, streptococcus, etc. can and do affect mental health and are increasing, yet frequently missed. PANS and PANDAS is one of these increasing conditions and…
PANS, PANDAS and autoimmune encephalopathy (AE) are three separate conditions that have similar behaviors and issues that can be devastating for the child and family. The behaviors and clinical issues that come along with PANS, PANDAS, and AE are scary especially when information, providers and treatment is scarce. Parents are left to their own devices…
The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment vary by patient and condition. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC does not guarantee certain results.
