June 15, 2021
Medication Log Sheet
PANS PANDAS is medically complex. In order to have an informed discussion with your providers, it can be helpful to track symptoms, exposures to triggers, and medications. This Medication Log...
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June 15, 2021
Sample Letter – Section 504 Determination Request
Keep a copy for yourself. Hand deliver and ask for a date stamp or send with Return Receipt to establish timeline or email as an attachment. (Parent/Guardian Name) (Home Address)...
June 15, 2021
PANS PANDAS Appointment Checklist & Worksheets
Print and take to your next appointment! You do not want to leave an appointment with more questions than you had going in. You need to clarify the lab results,...
June 15, 2021
PANS PANDAS Symptoms Tracking and Rating Scales – Worksheet
Track and Rate PANS PANDAS Symptoms Tracking symptoms is a critical part of making a clinical diagnosis and forming treatment plans. ASPIRE has assembled the most used symptom tracking and...
On Having a PANS PANDAS and Tourette Syndrome Diagnosis
So, I noticed Sam posting about Tourette Syndrome (TS), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and PANS PANDAS (PP) on Instagram a few months ago. And my first thought was – oooh...
June 11, 2021
PANDAS – What is it and How Can It Be Treated – Giggle Magazine
Giggle Magazine article on PANDAS. Page 23-24 of their June/July 2021 issue is available online....
Lyme Neuroborreliosis in Children
Kozak S, Kaminiów K, Kozak K, Paprocka J. Lyme Neuroborreliosis in Children. Brain Sci. 2021 Jun 7;11(6):758. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11060758. PMID: 34200467; PMCID: PMC8226969.
- Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) occurs when Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria from a tick bite spread to the nervous system.
- It affects both children and adults but presents differently.
- Adults often experience radicular pain and muscle weakness.
- Children are more likely to develop facial nerve palsy or subacute meningitis.
- Other possible symptoms include fatigue, appetite loss, and mood changes.
- Recognizing these varied symptoms in children is key to early diagnosis and treatment.
June 3, 2021
PANS PANDAS and Tourette Syndrome – The Overlap
PANS/PANDAS is not the same as traditional OCD or a tic disorder; the onset and concurrent symptoms and, in some cases, the severity of the OCD set these disorders apart....
June 1, 2021
Tips for Accurate Mental Health Diagnosis: Four Unusual Clues to Consider
Part 3: Navigating medical conditions masquerading as primary psychopathology Anthony D. Smith LMHC, Posted May 29, 2021 “Perhaps some of the most interesting cases of medical conditions...
June 1, 2021
Dr. Swedo on Relationship between PANS & PANDAS and Tourette’s syndrome
What is the relationship between PANS & PANDAS and Tourette Syndrome? Susan Swedo, MD and Gabriella True sit down to discuss the relationship between PANS & PANDAS and Tourette syndrome....
Elevated levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin among OCD patients: an exploratory study
Raposo-Lima, C., Pereira, I.M., Marques, F. et al. Elevated levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin among OCD patients: an exploratory study. BMC Psychiatry 21, 272 (2021). DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03289-w
“Although PANDAS might be of relevance for only a minor proportion of OCD cases, this immune/inflammation hypothesis may be significant given the prevalence of OCS among patients with autoimmune diseases [9]…. In conclusion, we herein report differences in NGAL levels among OCD patients compared to healthy controls. We offer additional evidence to the immune dysregulation hypothesis of OCD by reporting elevated levels of NGAL among OCD patients versus healthy controls, with higher differences being found among women”
June 1, 2021
Sensory & Motor Abnormalities & Tics in PANS PANDAS
Sensory & Motor Abnormalities are one of the main PANS PANDAS symptom categories In PANS, sensory and motor abnormalities both fall into one of the seven categories of the PANS...