PANDA AND PANS: Autoimmune attacks on the brain causing
neuropsychiatric illness.
If you suspect a family member may have developed a neuropsychiatric
disease after an illness like a Strep/Mono/Lyme
/Mycoplasma bacteria infection/etc. you might consider testing for the over/under
expression of neurotransmitter receptors because of an autoimmune attack on the
brain caused by the body’s overreaction to the illness.
The Cunningham Panel Testing Results by Moleculera Labs Inc.
tests for: Anti-Dopamine Receptor D1; Anti-Dopamine Receptor D2L;
Anti-Lysoganglioside GM1 ; Anti-Tubulin and Ca/Calmodulin Protein Kinase II (% of
Baseline). Moleculera Labs Inc. may be reached at 405-239-5250/ www.molculera.com
Other resources for Pediatrics Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric
Disorders include www.NIMH.NIH.gov and
the PANDAS Network.org. Labs
The Molculera Lab may
have a list of providers they have worked with in the past (please be advised
that most Labs carry a list of providers who have worked with them in the
past-however-no screening of these providers is done by the respective labs-as
always do your own research!)
Some of the more obvious signs of an autoimmune attack on
the brain are Obsessive Compulsive Disorders; TICS and Tourette Syndrome,
however these concerns may be just the tip of the iceberg of effects of
autoimmune attacks on the brain.
