Topic: Conversion Disorder

3 chapters across the catalog

Acquisition Malpractice
Episode 381 2:18:20 - 2:24:23

381: Acquisition Malpractice

LeRoy Tic Mystery, PANS Diagnosis and Media Blackout

The ongoing medical mystery in LeRoy, New York, involving a cluster of teenagers with tics is updated with a new diagnosis of Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). The hosts critique the initial "conversion disorder" diagnosis and the media's decision to stop showing footage of the girls, which they characterize as a cover-up. They suggest the symptoms may be linked to vaccines like Gardasil or environmental factors rather than "social media contagion."

Trusted Bedouin Sources
Episode 380 43:56 - 48:09

380: Trusted Bedouin Sources

Le Roy 15, Gardasil Vaccination, and Conversion Disorder

The "Le Roy 15" case involves a group of high school girls in New York who developed sudden Tourette's-like tics. While health officials and activist Erin Brockovich point to environmental factors or "mass psychogenic illness," the hosts argue the symptoms are an adverse reaction to the Gardasil HPV vaccine. A 36-year-old woman with similar symptoms is introduced by the media to deflect from the school-centric vaccine theory.