Kids in Crisis: Understanding PANS & PANDAS

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo talks and Dr. Scott Antoine discusses PANS and PANDAS. Dr. Scott shares his family’s experience with the disease, and how integrative approaches are the best approaches to handling the trials and tribulations of these disorders. Dr. Scott Antoine is a board-certified Emergency and Integrative Medicine physician with additional certifications in Functional and Integrative Medicine. He's renowned for his expertise in treating PANS and PANDAS, having helped hundreds of patients nationwide with his unique approach and his practice is considered a Center of Excellence for these conditions. Beyond his medical background, Dr. Antoine is a clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner, and he's the author of the bestselling book "The Comprehensive Physician's Guide to the Management of PANS and PANDAS."

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • Why PANS and PANDAS are a complex neurological disorder
  • The importance of early detection and treatment in children and adults
  • How infections and inflammation are important triggers
  • Conventional medicine’s limitations
  • Lab and genetic tests 
  • How to use integrative approaches for the best results

Key Terms In This Episode:

  • PANS (Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) is an umbrella term for a condition affecting children with sudden onset of severe neurological symptoms.
  • PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep Infection) is a specific type of PANS triggered by a strep infection.
  • OCD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, is a mental health condition characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions). It is a core symptom of PANS and PANDAS.

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Ritamarie Loscalzo

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a best-selling author and speaker known for her extensive knowledge, infectious energy, and inspirational message that encourages individuals to become their own best health advocate. She is an internationally recognized nutrition and health authority who specializes in using the wisdom of nature to restore hormone balance with a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal and insulin imbalances. She founded the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology to empower health and nutrition practitioners to get to the root cause of health concerns by using functional assessments and natural therapeutics to balance the endocrine system, the body's master controller.

Dr. Ritamarie is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a Master’s in Human Nutrition, has completed a 2-year, 500-hour Herbal Medicine Program at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies and has a master's degree in Computer Science, which contributes to her skills as an ace problem solver.