AE - autoimmune encephalitis
PANS/PANDAS
Kerri Rivera at AutismOne 2014 - Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism - also talks about PANS/PANDAS patients
Diagnostics
WHO - International Classification of Diseases
http://www.who.int/health-topics/international-classification-of-diseases
ICD-11
https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en
PANDAS
8E4A.0 Paraneoplastic or autoimmune disorders of the central nervous system, brain or spinal cord
https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/496011112
Good article that explains the forgotten? connection between the
body and the brain:
This case study illustrates an important concept, not strictly limited to pediatric psychiatry. This case raises the possibility that viral pathogens may complicate and worsen mood disorders, including Bipolar Disorder. Moreover, in this case, the patient’s symptoms of poor social skills, low social reciprocity, and cognitive rigidity resolved with valacyclovir treatment. These symptoms are often found in patients on the Autism Spectrum. A number of previous studies have made an association between Herpes family viruses and Autism Spectrum disorders [2,3,27,28].
"Jag tycker det är bättre att mäta än att gissa" - tänk om sjukvården hade fungerat så!