December 28, 2020
2020 Year in Review
Despite the challenges of 2020, we are proud to report that the ASPIRE community continues to grow in size, support, and strength. We are grateful to all of you for your contributions: the...
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December 28, 2020
Anu French, MD – Professional Advisory Board Highlight
"The goal of this project is to challenge the narrative about who in this country is on the front lines of the fight against COVID 19 by honoring women of color physicians with portraits reflecting...
December 28, 2020
COVID Patients with Psychotic Symptoms
“A small number of Covid patients who had never experienced mental health problems are developing severe psychotic symptoms weeks after contracting the...
December 20, 2020
Recent Breakthroughs in PANDAS Research
Recent Breakthroughs in PANDAS Research Recent Breakthroughs in PANS/PANDAS Research with Kyle Williams, MD, director of the Pediatric Neuropsychiatry and Immunology Program, discussed new findings...
December 18, 2020
$2.4 Million to Build Out Biorepository
Tara and Dave Dollinger recently donated $2.4 million to assist the efforts of Frankovich and collaborating scientists, who are searching for answers to better understand the triggers and disease...
December 16, 2020
7-year-old explains living with PANS
7-year-old explains living with PANS, new Smackover Elementary sensory room helps kids like him cope SMACKOVER, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — Our senses combined can help give us a better view of...
December 13, 2020
PANS PANDAS: A mystery illness and a plea for help
“The essence of what makes up my daughter was gone. She was a different person. And we didn't know what was going on,” said Tara...
December 9, 2020
Study: Bartonella Infection Associated With Psychiatric Symptoms and Skin Lesions
"Bartonella bacteria are increasingly recognized as an emerging infectious disease threat. A new study by North Carolina State University researchers has found additional instances of Bartonella...
A Long Slow Road to PANS PANDAS Recovery
Around 4th grade, Sylvie was at a friend's house, and I received a call that she wanted to come home. She was scared as she had seen something upsetting on TV; turns out it was a cat that had fallen...
Alphabet Soup – Multiple Diagnoses and Nothing Fits Except PANS PANDAS
I was so relieved to have a diagnosis that made sense finally, which gave us the hope of treating and recovering our...
PANS Patient Story – When an Eating Disorder is Due to PANS PANDAS
Note from ASPIRE: This is a must-read PANS PANDAS Patient Story. A typical happy young girl develops a severe eating disorder and other PANS PANDAS symptoms; then, she suffers through...
The Wall Was Hard to See
This story exemplifies how it is sometimes hard to see the sudden onset or sudden worsening of PANS PANDAS symptoms as you are living (struggling) through it. Remember, someone with PANS PANDAS does...