CLINICIAN TESTIMONIALS
“The Panel can help family members understand that this is a physiological condition. You’ve got antibodies to tissue in your brain.”
DR. deANTONIO’S TESTIMONIAL
I have a patient who is 10 years old, where the seeds of autoimmune encephalitis were set very early but they were not recognized by his pediatrician for years. The Cunningham Panel™ showed that the patient had a physiological condition.
Dr. Michele deAntonio:
I have a patient who is 10 years old, where the seeds of autoimmune encephalitis were set very early but they were not recognized by his pediatrician for years.
Once I got the history from the family, I realized the immune dysfunction started early – the raging and extreme anxiety, tic behavior started around the age of 4. He was unfortunately sent to a psychiatrist and other physicians who did not believe or understand the diagnosis.
And finally at age 8, they found a PANDAS physician who ordered the Cunningham Panel. He had four antibodies positive and began intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment.
There’s a value to showing them, that you’ve got a physiological condition. You’ve got antibodies to tissue in your brain.
Sometimes, we’ll order the Cunningham Panel because they will say, “My mother, my parents don’t believe in this. They think that this is just a spoiled, ill-raised child.”
No, we have to prove this. There’s a value to showing them, that you’ve got a physiological condition. You’ve got antibodies to tissue in your brain and it’s convinced other family members to back off on saying, “You have to be a better parent” to “Oh, I’m beginning to understand.” So there’s a great value to it [the Cunningham Panel] for many reasons.