Psychiatrist Sristi Nath, MD educates us about Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro Disorders PANDAS

PANDAS, is an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. The term is used to describe a subset of children who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders such as Tourette’s Syndrome, and in whom symptoms worsen following strep. infections such as “Strep throat” and Scarlet Fever. Does strep cause PANDAS or does the child have a substrate for the neuro illness and the strep worsens it? Listen and learn about PANDAS an how to treat them.