ASPIRE Blog

Newby, M. J., Lane, S. J., Haracz, K., Tona, J., Palazzi, K., & Lambkin, D. (2024). Sensory processing in children with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 1–11. […]

Certain dental procedures can increase the risk of bacteremia (the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood).¹ Thus, the American Heart Association’s 2007 guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for patients […]

Masterson EE, Gavin JM. Baseline characteristics of children in the International PANS Registry (IPR) Epidemiology Study. BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 24;14(1):e072743. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072743. PMID: 38267248; PMCID: PMC10824037. Participants & Household […]

Using the exercises in this book, you’ll learn how to spot when OCD is stirring up trouble, and how to stop it in its tracks. All 50 activities are designed […]

Carla Estivill-Domènech, Carla Estivill-Domènech. Case report: Diagnosis and intervention of a non-24-h sleep–wake disorder in a sighted child with a psychiatric disorder. Front. Psychiatry, 05 January 2024. Sec. Sleep Disorders. […]

Pratap Vydyam, Anasuya C Pal, Isaline Renard, Meenal Chand, Vandana Kumari, Joseph C Gennaro, Choukri Ben Mamoun, Tafenoquine-Atovaquone Combination Achieves Radical Cure and Confers Sterile Immunity in Experimental Models of […]

  School Awareness Projects The key to a successful capstone project and/or awareness event is to be passionate and committed to the cause. Raising awareness about PANS and PANDAS can […]

An evidence-based guide for doctors diagnosing, testing, and treating children with PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep infections).

Kim Y, Jang Y, Lee S, Chu K. Autism-Like Presentation of Possible Autoimmune Encephalitis With Complete Recovery After Immunotherapy. J Clin Neurol. 2024 Jan;20(1):97-99. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2023.0245. PMID: 38179638; PMCID: PMC10782083. […]

  Ah, a new year.   When looking back on your 2023, remember that it is more than okay if your most remarkable accomplishment is that you survived! It is in […]

Bransfield RC, Mao C, Greenberg R. Microbes and Mental Illness: Past, Present, and Future. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Dec 29;12(1):83. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12010083. PMID: 38200989; PMCID: PMC10779437. The review highlights five infectious […]

Kiprov DD, A Paradigm Shift in the Utilization of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Clinical Practice. Ann Clin Med Case Rep. 2023; V12(5): 1-7. ISSN 2639-8109 Volume 12 Read Conceptual Paper We […]