While not all children with PANS and PANDAS need IVIG, the path for those who do can be nerve wracking and expensive. I’m a parent and not a medical doctor. This article is not to be construed as medical advice but rather topics to discuss with your doctor to help

At 27 years old, my life has been flipped upside down by a new, albeit correct diagnosis: PANS.  It stands for Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. My psychiatrist figured out I had PANS after a long bout with mono caused me to have extreme psychiatric symptoms.  And strangely, when I took anti-inflammatories such

Up until a year ago I was told that my son Tyler had Tourette’s, OCD, Anxiety, and ADHD/ADD. Of course this was mind-blowing and hard to process as parents of what appeared to be a healthy 7 year old at the time. When he was 4 years old he had