MARY ANN BLOCK, DO, PA Dr. Mary Ann Block is Medical Director of The Block Center, an international clinic for the treatment of chronic health problems in children and adults. She is an expert on the treatment of […]
Do you want to participate in our online forums ? You might find that some of the abbreviations (particularly in our Tics and Tourettes and PANDAS / PANS forums) to be confusing. Forums are meant to […]
Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Symptom Scale ~ Parent Version If you have a child with PANS or PANDAS, have you wondered where your child’s symptoms fall on a scale of intensity compared to others? Is the […]
Jon C Rees, a researcher well published in scientific journals, has developed a remarkable hypothesis that the root cause of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) may […]
Thomas’s mother Thank you for the help offered in ACN’s wonderful book, Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourettes. Some of the suggestions were instrumental in my son Thomas’s recovery. Knowing the desperate feeling of looking […]
This article on PANDAS: Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and the PANS Project was updated November 7, 2013 When we see our child develop an illness that causes behaviors to suddenly, dramatically change, we expect to […]
We’ve compiled a list of published research articles on PANDAS and PANS, presented in chronological order. The controversy surrounding these conditions is reflected in the research. Many of the publications are offered as full (free) […]
Dealing with a condition like PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections) is stressful enough for a parent, without having to decipher the technical terms involved in laboratory testing. One term that comes […]