New videos about PANDAS/PITAND suggest several pathogens might be triggers

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During the interview in the first video, Dr. T discusses the possibility of an unusual cytokine response during various infections, including influenza, as causing the PANDAS/PITAND syndromes. (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep and Pediatric Infection-Triggered Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder)

http://pandasnetwork.org/2012/01/dr-r-trifilettikids-first-videos/

Dr. R.Trifiletti/Kids First Videos
By Vickie Blavat, on January 3rd, 2012

Dr. Rosario Trifiletti on "Kids First"

Dr. Rosario Trifiletti and parent Maggie Glynn are interviewed by ?Kids First?? Dr. Rosalie Greenberg, M.D. in two new videos about PANDAS.

The first video, PANDAS 1, discusses an overview of the disorder and a parent?s perspective.

The second video, PANDAS 2, discusses the controversies surrounding the disorder and further in depth explanation of the autoimmune disorder. In this video, Dr. Trifiletti estimates 1-2% of children have PANDAS.

Background on the show participants:

In this two part episode of Kids First, Dr. Greenberg speaks with Rosario Trifiletti, M.D., Ph.D, a pediatric neurologist whose practice in Ramsey, New Jersey focuses mainly on treating children with the disorder. ?P.A.N.D.A.S. should be considered when a child presents with a sudden, acute and debilitating onset of intense anxiety and mood lability, accompanied by obsessive compulsive-like tendencies and/or tics, in conjunction with specific infections.? explains Dr. Trifiletti. Dr. Greenberg adds, ?This illness presents itself rapidly with confusing symptoms among which are neurological, physical and psychiatric in nature.?

Maggie Glynn, a mother of a child with P.A.N.D.A.S. offers her painful journey to find answers for her son.

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The host of Kids First is Rosalie Greenberg, M.D., a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and the author of Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm. She is also the co-producer of the DVD Rescuing Childhood: Understanding Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Dr. Greenberg is a former assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and maintains a psychopharmacology practice in Summit, NJ.