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May 2022
1h 26m

PANS & PANDAS

DAVID PUDER, M.D.
About this episode

PANS/PANDAS is the hypothesis that there are certain types of obsessive compulsive symptoms, tic symptoms or restrictive eating symptoms that are caused by an infection and the immune response to an infection. Kyle Williams, MD, PHD and Sarah O'Dor, PhD join the podcast to discuss their research and diagnoses of PANS/PANDAS. 

By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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