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Life With Pans: When a Virus Causes Psychiatric Symptoms

By Jessica Slice · The Cut · August 2026

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"Last fall, my daughter caught a cold and then, days later, lost her ability to function. She could no longer speak, walk, sleep, or eat. Her illness, PANS, is controversial to some in medicine, and the fight to treat it has overtaken our lives."

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