'Let me die': the mysterious syndrome changing children overnight a recent article published by The Sunday Times, features contributions by Fulvio D'Acquisto, Professor of Immunology in the School of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Roehampton, London. The article discusses the disorder, PANDAS syndrome, which is a neurological condition affecting children, that appears suddenly following a strep infection. The article explores the symptoms, causes and treatments of PANDAS in detail, whilst also featuring real case studies of children and young adults experiencing these neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Quoted from the article: "Fulvio D'Acquisto, said PANDAS may be caused by an overactive immune response leading to the accumulation in the brain of a protein called Immuno-moodulin. He has an antibody in development that he says could block the protein."
Professor D'Acquisto is currently collaborating with the UK charity PANS PANDAS, the only charity in the UK supporting children and families with PANDAS. He is also working with the PANDAS Network in the US to move forward research and policy on this disease. You can read more about his research "Affective Immunology" here.
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