How Peripheral Infection Triggers Brain Inflammation: The Scientific Breakdown

PANDAS is short for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. A child may be diagnosed with PANDAS when: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorder, or both suddenly appear following a streptococcal (strep) infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever.
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[@Tinyteacher1111]

I had Scarlet Fever at 6 weeks and developed strep at least 3 times a year while I was growing up in my childhood home, which had floods in the basement many times. I’m sure it was never cleaned properly. However, I didn’t develop PANDAS that I know of, and had a 40 year teaching career.
I believe I had a rheumatoid factor after that, because I developed autoimmune diseases and mold toxicity, later in condo with mold and now have Lyme. I’ve been sick for 21 years and now have CNS cognitive problems. I have horrible pain that worsened after trauma 6 months ago. I’m afraid to drive. It’s the strangest thing!
My son had meningoencephalitis at age 7, which damaged his frontal lobe. He’s 38, and has horrific headaches, Lyme, had mold toxicity, etc. He’s mentally disabled and unstable.

[@HURCNchristine]

Wonderful to have this new research!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@kzl7711]

What happens if they go undiagnosed? They get diagnosed by a psychiatrist for schizophrenia and go a lifetime from anti psychotic to many anti psychotics?