The webinar will explore the proposed relationship between infection, immune response and neurological function, including how an immune response may result in antibodies targeting neuronal structures within the brain. It will also introduce the Autoimmune Brain Panel™, which measures autoantibodies directed against specific neuronal targets and may provide laboratory evidence of underlying autoimmune dysfunction to be considered alongside clinical history and other investigations.

What you’ll explore

• The relationship between infections, immune dysfunction and neuropsychiatric symptoms
• An introduction to PANS and PANDAS and their clinical presentations
• The concept of infection-triggered autoimmune responses
• How molecular mimicry and neuronal autoantibodies may contribute to neurological symptoms
• The role of the Autoimmune Brain Panel™ in clinical assessment
• Understanding the biomarkers included within the panel
• Clinical considerations when deciding whether antineuronal antibody testing may be appropriate
• Case-based examples illustrating the use of testing in clinical practice
• How laboratory findings can be considered alongside patient history, symptoms and other investigations

This webinar will be particularly relevant to medical doctors, nutritional and functional medicine practitioners, naturopaths and other healthcare professionals who work with patients experiencing unexplained or treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric symptoms, particularly where an infectious or immune-mediated component may be under consideration.

If you work with patients presenting with sudden-onset OCD-like behaviours, tics, restrictive eating, behavioural changes or other neurological and psychiatric symptoms, this webinar provides an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the emerging science and the laboratory approaches being developed in this area.