Please call and email the two Senators below and ask them to support Bill SF165: An Act relating to healthcare benefits coverage for specified Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders...
The conference is for parents and professionals and is completely online so available world-wide. It will be recorded and available for viewing for ticket holders for a period of time after the...
In PANS patients, all pyschometric endpoints studied exhibited statistically significant decreases following 6 cycles (infusions) of IVIG as well as durability of response for up to 46 weeks in a...
There are invaluable resources to help clinicians learn how to recognize PANS PANDAS symptoms, do a workup to inform a possible diagnosis, and create a treatment plan. ASPIRE has assembled this...
The PANDAS Physicians Network (PPN) flowcharts for diagnosis and treatment will help clinicians evaluate their patients and determine the best course of treatment. Guidelines and workflows were...
"Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection or PANDAS can also be called post-streptococcal autoimmune basal ganglia...
As evidenced by her recovery and resolution of symptoms, treating both the Lyme infection and streptococcal infection, as well as treating the underlying autoimmune etiology of her neuropsychiatric...
Irina A. Vanzhula, Shruti S. Kinkel-Ram, Cheri A. Levinson. Perfectionism and Difficulty Controlling Thoughts Bridge Eating Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms: A Network Analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. Volume 283, 2021,p 302-309, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.083.
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The presence of intrusive cognitions and maladaptive perfectionism may contribute to the maintenance of co-occurring ED and OCD symptoms. These findings begin to delineate specific pathways among OCD and ED symptoms, which can be used in the development of interventions to disrupt connections among these disorders.
Margo Thienemann, Michelle Park, Avis Chan, Jennifer Frankovich. Patients with abrupt early-onset OCD due to PANS tolerate lower doses of antidepressants and antipsychotics. Journal of Psychiatric Research, Vol 135, 2021, PP 270-278. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.022.
“Antidepressants’ most common side effects were anxiety, agitation, aggression, and akathisia. Antipsychotics’ most common side effects were dystonia, aggression, self-injurious behavior, and movement abnormality. Side effects were common at doses lower than the suggested starting doses for these medications. Patients tolerated antidepressants and antipsychotics when doses were low.”
These plushy brains are an excellent tool for my son to externalise his worries and concerns. We can take an indirect approach and talk about feelings and concerns without focusing so directly on...
Tetracyclines for COVID-19 Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations to treat Neuroinflammation
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Chaves Filho, A.J.M., Gonçalves, F., Mottin, M. et al. Repurposing of Tetracyclines for COVID-19 Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations: A Valid Option to Control SARS-CoV-2-Associated Neuroinflammation?. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11481-021-09986-3
One of the primary symptoms of PANS is Severe Eating Restriction. Over 50% of PANS patients will have non-life threatening eating restrictions but more severe than picky eating. While 17% will...