S1 E3 Part 1: What Do Tick-Borne Diseases Have to Do with PANS?

Untangling PANDAS & PANS: Conversations about Infection-Associated, Immune-Mediated Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Dr. Shannon Delaney, a psychiatrist with expertise in PANDAS/PANS, Lyme, and other vector-borne diseases, talks with Susan Manfull about how these complex disorders present in children and adults. Much of what she came to learn about Lyme came from her work with Dr. Brian Fallon at Columbia University.
After her residency at Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Program, she moved to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and, eventually, rose to become the Director of Child and Adolescent Evaluation at the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Research Center at Columbia University. Currently, Dr. Delaney has a private practice in New York City.
Dr. Delaney's work falls into the relatively new and emerging field of immunopsychiatry in which psychiatric disorders are viewed through a lens that examines the role of infections and the immune system in the development of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Learn what initial professional experiences led Dr. Delaney to become what might be described as a "medical detective."
Episode 3 is divided into three parts: 1) Introduction and overview of tick-borne diseases; 2) diagnosis and treatment; and 3) a description of her soon-to-be-released study about the prevalence of Bartonella in patients diagnosed with Bartonella.
Recorded May 13, 2024

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.
Credits: Music by Kingsley Durant from his "Convertible" album
To learn more about PANDAS and PANS and The Alex Manfull Fund, visit our website: TheAlexManfullFund.org
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