PANDAS – A Possible Model for ME/CFS
“Several studies suggest autoimmunity may play a role…”
PANDA's - a childhood disorder associated with Streptooccus infection could be a model for ME/CFS
PANDA’s – a childhood disorder associated with Streptooccus infection could be a model for ME/CFS
Hornig then described an infection triggered neuropsychiatric disorder called PANDAS that could be a model for ME/CFS. Children with PANDAS don’t eat eucalyptus leaves for lunch, but they do display dramatic changes in behavior including obsessive-compulsive behavior, tics, mood swings and anxiety soon after a staphyloccus infection. They also display the kind of ‘ vigilance’ and arousal that shows up in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Hornig has become deeply involved in PANDAS. Much is controversial about PANDAS but it’s believed to be an autoimmune disorder that targets the basal ganglia in the brain (which is, yes, also under consideration in ME/CFS…). Working with Dr. Lipkin, Dr. Hornig found that mice injected with strep engage in obsessive compulsive behaviors (they flip themselves over backwards again and again) and that simply injecting antibodies to streptococcus into mice caused problems with learning and memory, coordination, and social interactions. Then, in a nice Koch-like test, they found that removing the antibodies from the mice resulted in the return of normal behavior.

- See more at: http://simmaronresearch.com/2013/03/hornig/#sthash.LcJqOY6x.dpuf
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Dear RM Agents and Readers

More information at the link below; very interesting and do think it is not just one flip of the switch so to speak.

- See more at: http://simmaronresearch.com/2013/03/hornig/#sthash.LcJqOY6x.dpuf

Many Blessings,
CrystalRiver