Infections, the Immune System and the Brain 

In this webinar "Understanding the connection between infections, the immune system and the brain," Dr. Shimasaki discusses the biology behind infection-triggered autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders and how testing with the Autoimmune Brain Panel™ (formerly known as the Cunningham Panel™) can assist clinicians in diagnosing and treating these complex illnesses.
Chapters:
1:05 - Topics Covered
2:47 - Acute vs Chronic Inflammation
5:20 - Can infections trigger an autoimmune response leader to neuropsychiatric disorders?
9:41 - How does this occur biologically?
13:39 - Symptoms treated, not etiology or cause
20:29 - Antibodies attack the basal ganglia, trigger inflammation
22:17 - Infections associated with these autoimmune encephalopathies
22:20 - What is molecular mimicry?
25:29 - What is precision medicine?
26:10 - Case study: 8-year-old female - numerous neuropsychiatric symptoms
28:59 - Case study: 16-year-old female - OCD, tics, restricted food intake
32:35 - Case study: 20-year-old female - OCD, neuropsychiatric symptoms
34:06 - Case study: Initially diagnosed with schizophrenia
35:15 - Symptoms associated with biomarkers in the Autoimmune Brain Panel
38:55 - Patient success stories
39:42 - Commonalities of patients testing positive with the Panel
41:30 - Take Aways
45:15 - Free consultation services