Paediatrician Dr Leila Masson joins Penny and Angie to talk about PANS/PANDAS, a medical condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks brain cells and can lead to sudden, severe symptoms of OCD.
Doctors often mistake PANS/PANDAS for other conditions and it can be extremely difficult for parents to get a diagnosis for their kids.
Dr Masson, a medical doctor who also specialises in environmental and nutritional health discusses:
- Why kids get PANS/PANDAS
- what the signs and symptoms are
- how it is diagnosed
- why it can be so hard to receive a diagnosis
- how it can be treated
- how to look after your kids’ immune systems to try to avoid conditions like PANS/PANDAS
LINKS
Dr Masson’s online parents course for PANS/PANDAS
Children’s Health A to Z by Dr Leila Masson
PANDAS Network
Family media plan