Can social media addiction cause a serious health problem? Yes, in a unique case, a woman claims that the doctors have attributed her daughter’s rare medical condition to watching too much TikTok. This is very surprising in itself because the girl’s condition is so bad that it does not seem that it can be related to social media.
Helen Hutson’s daughter Jessica Hutson began experiencing ‘strange’ body movements and could not sit ‘still’ a few years ago. Jessica, now 15, was unable to control her body and soon developed verbal antics, ranging from repeatedly apologising to using abusive language.
Around the same time that Tourette’s disease developed, Jessica began experiencing non-epileptic seizures, as many as 120 per day. Despite repeated visits to the hospital, doctors diagnosed her with anxiety.
It has been found that the girl is suffering from a very rare mental disorder, the diagnosis of which has not been properly defined. (Symbolic picture: Pixabay)
The 49-year-old mother was shocked when doctors told her that she was probably watching too much TikTok or was copying things she saw online. The Sun According to , the story of Helen and her daughter has come to light when doctors in Britain have reported that people are adopting such habits at an explosive rate due to the psychological pressure of the Covid lockdown.
But Helen says her daughter’s private diagnosis revealed she had PANDAS, a pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection. PANDAS is an autoimmune disorder and neuropsychiatric condition believed to be triggered by an abnormal immune response to infection.
Helen is now working to raise awareness for the disorder. Interestingly, research into PANDAS is limited, meaning some diagnoses are considered controversial, and there are no formal medical guidelines for diagnosis in the UK.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 26, 2024, 12:59 IST
