Category: PANDAS & PANS
PANS PANDAS – A Parents Guide
What is PANS PANDAS? PANS PANDAS is a disease that affects children and results in symptoms such as obsessive compulsive behaviours, tics, anxiety, urinary problems (such as wetting or enuresis) and eating problems including difficulty swallowing or eating restriction. The symptoms usually occurr suddenly in a child that has previously developed normally. Some parents describe […]
Trust Me I’m a Doctor!
Dr Tim Ubhi discusses an emerging condition in children called PANDAS and how to spot if your child is affected with BBC’s Trust Me I’m a Doctor presenter Alain Gregoire. Click on the following link to read the article: Trust Me I’m a Doctor & How to Spot if your Child has PANDAS To watch […]
New Service Launch-Behaviour Therapy for Tics
Comprehensive Behaviour Therapy for Tics (CBiT) The main thrust of treatment for Tics (particularly in patients with PANDAS or PANS) is the use of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and psychotropic drugs. However, Thenemann et al (2107) noted that “while underlying infectious and inflammatory processes in PANS and PANDAS patients are treated, psychiatric and behavioural symptoms need simultaneous treatment […]
Ibuprofen Use in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
There has been much alarm raised about the use of ibuprofen in children during the current COVID-19 pandemic and lots of fake news. This issue is particularly important in children who use ibuprofen to control their disease symptoms (eg in children with PANDAS/PANS). We are aware of stories circulating about four children in Cork but […]
