Dr Leila Masson: What parents must know about PANS/PANDAS

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