treat for this or test for this...stranger said it might be something causing problems that mom is having.....is this bogus or real possibility? She said nurses are seeing this more in nursing homes and simple antibiotic helps and no need for antidepressants in fact they make symptoms worse...????Can't find any info...except for pediatric info......Is this real or I'm I being suckered.???
This is the typical run of PANDA. In a nursing home situation, I would suspect that it is not PANDA, but a UTI that might be causing behavior changes. Or it could be any other common infection, pain, or just the dementia affecting the frontal lobe. I would be highly suspect of a diagnosis of PANDA by the nurses without a history of severe strep infections and a high ASO titer.