A “debilitating” psychiatric condition in children appears to be cured with antibiotics – but not enough doctors know about the condition
A “debilitating” psychiatric condition in children appears to be curable through antibiotics – but not enough doctors know about it.this morning, Trinity Professor Luke O’Neill said Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus is far more common than most people - including medical professionals – realise.
“Then his mother takes him to the doctor, and they give him antibiotics for a sinus infection and the neuropsychiatric symptoms went away. “It's a remarkable example of how you clear up a very complicated sort of syndrome with antibiotics.”Prof O’Neill said PANDAS and PANS are both mysteries to many doctors.did a survey showing most paediatricians don’t know about it.”
The survey showed 95% of parents whose children have PANDAS said their family doctors were not able to diagnose it. Around half of paediatricians also said they had never heard of the disease and roughly one-in-five of the parents surveyed said their paediatrician felt that the diagnosis was controversial.Prof O’Neill said doctors often diagnose children with PANDAS/PANS with other conditions such as ADHD, psychosis or autism.He said the immune system is extremely complex, particularly when it comes to working with the brain.
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