How infections, immune dysfunction and inflammation trigger neurologic and psychiatric symptoms

What happens when infections & the immune system target the brain?
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Dr. Craig Shimasaki of Moleculera Biosciences discusses the impact infections can have on the immune system and the brain, leading to the onset of various neurologic and psychiatric symptoms.
Common infections (i.e., strep, influenza and mycoplasma pneumoniae) can trigger an abnormal autoimmune response, in which antibodies produced to destroy harmful pathogens (i.e., bacteria, viruses) mistakenly attack portions of the brain. This autoimmune attack disrupts how cells and receptors function and causes brain inflammation, resulting in a range of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
How does this process happen?
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This presentation will review the biological process behind these infection-triggered autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Shimasaki will discuss how infections can impact the immune system and the brain, leading to the onset of various neurologic and psychiatric symptoms, including OCD, tics, depression, anxiety and even seizure-like movements.
Dr. Shimasaki will describe several signs and symptoms that may help identify individuals with an autoimmune-induced neuropsychiatric condition. He will also review how testing with the Autoimmune Brain Panel™ can assist clinicians in determining whether symptoms may be due to an autoimmune response, rather than a primary neurologic or psychiatric disorder.
The presentation will highlight several patients who, after testing positive on the Panel, were treated successfully with a complete resolution of their symptoms.

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I had a brain tumor removed Jan. 5th, 2024. I had inflammation of the brain and languished two days in the dreadful ER room during October, 2024. I was told I needed a shunt and a spinal tap…. agghh… I went home due to starvation and made an appointment with my brain surgeon who gave me Decatron, sugar pills, who made me stop bouncing off walls, literally, and made me normal. Who knew I needed sugar?