Scientists say that the roots of mental illness are present earlier than suspected in children. With more sophisticated ways of studying the brain, we have become knowledgeable of the early stages of mental illnesses particularly those that begin early in life and persist into adulthood.
Patient are being asked to undergo punch skin biopsy epidermal nerve fiber analysis to aid in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy and autonomic disorders. Epidermal or more correctly termed “intraepidermal” nerve fibers are thinly myelinated A-d and unmyelinated C fibers that transmit neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms.
Immune globulin (Ig) is the most widely employed immune modulating agent for autoimmune neurological disorders. It is also used in the treatment of post-infectious disorders where the immune system goes awry, leaving in its wake, tandem central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
Voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)-complex antibodies against unique neuronal surface antigens in the brain is a rapidly expanding category of adult autoimmune brain disease with central (CNS), peripheral (PNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) neuroimmunologic manifestations.
Childhood Inflammatory Brain Disease (IBD) Is an umbrella term that is increasingly being used to describe primary and secondary inflammatory disorders of the brain. IBD is a leading cause of devastating neuropsychiatric syndromes in previously healthy children.
What do public health experts tell us about the prevention and treatment of this serious infection?