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July 2021

Accommodations
July 25, 2021
Accommodations

PANS students require a variety of accommodations to support the multiple symptoms across the learning domains. The level of support is contingent upon the severity of...

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COVID-19 Infection: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective

Theodora A. Manolis, M.D., Evdoxia J. Apostolopoulos, B.Sc., Antonis A. Manolis, M.S., B.Sc., Helen Melita, M.D., Antonis S. Manolis, M.D., COVID-19 Infection: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective.

“In addition to acute neuropsychiatric manifestations, COVID-19 may also produce late neuropsychiatric sequelae as a function of the psychoneuroimmunological cascade that it provokes. The present article presents a state-of-the-science review of these issues through an integrative review and synthesis of case series, large-cohort studies, and relevant meta-analyses. Heuristics for evaluation and further study of the neuropsychiatric manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are offered.”

Allergic diseases influence symptom severity and T lymphocyte subgroups of children with tic disorders
Liu X, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. Allergic diseases influence symptom severity and T lymphocyte subgroups of children with tic disorders.
  • Reviews the severity of tics and T lymphocyte subgroups in patients with tic disorders and allergic diseases
  • 85 children (ages 6-10)- Compared TD but no allergic disease with chronic allergic diseases (including allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, asthma) and tic disorders (TD)
  • Children with TD plus allergic diseases have heavier motor and vocal tic symptoms
  • Children with TD plus allergic diseases had significantly lower levels of CD3, CD4, and CD4:CD8 than those with TD without allergic diseases
  • Allergic disease aggravates imbalance of T lymphocyte subsets and cellular immune

    dysfunction in children with TD
  • Allergic diseases increased illness severity and cellular immune function is increased in children with TD
  • Treat and prevent allergic diseases in children starting at diagnosis of TD