Dear Doctors: Our 8-year-old son got sick with strep throat and had to miss a family camping trip. When my sister called to check on him, she asked me if I knew strep throat can cause ...

Although rare, in some cases a strep infection can precipitate or worsen symptoms of mental illness. Known as pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, ...

For young children, an innocuous sore throat could be a sign of PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders), a condition that a Solana Beach-based doctor has been centering his practice ...

DEAR DOCTORS: Our 8-year-old son got sick with strep throat and had to miss a family camping trip. When my sister called to check on him, she asked me if I knew strep throat can cause ...

Q: In a recent column, you call out biological factors as a possible cause for eating disorders. But you do not specifically mention PANDAS. Would you please help people understand what PANDAS is? A: ...

(ABC NEWS) - Alexia Baier was an eager-to-learn, 4-year-old girl beginning pre-K in a suburb outside of Chicago. She thrived academically -- counting, painting and playing with other children. But ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 19 — More conclusive evidence linking pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder with group A streptococcus (PANDAS) appears in the April issue of the Archives of ...

Sept. 8, 2004 — Children treated for group A streptococcal (GAS) infection are not at increased risk for developing symptoms of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with ...

One night, when she was about nine, Reagan Rhodes insisted to everyone in earshot that she was going to die in her sleep. Since she’d expire in a matter of hours, she had to say good-bye to her family ...

It has been quite sometime since last I posted on this blog. I apologize to the readers for the long delay. I have been busy with my research into PANDAS. Simultaneously, I have done a lot of work in ...