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Whelan JP. Strep Throat and the Backstory for PANS and PANDAS. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(7):e2421636. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21636 Longitudinal analysis (Ma et al.) of 193 children with PANS revealed that 28% developed […]

Wong YX, Ubhi B Enuresis as a presentation of paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus (PANDAS). July 30, 2024. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2024;109:A92. See Poster. Out of […]

World Brain Day 2024 (WBD 2024),  Monday, July 22, is dedicated to Brain Health and Prevention. World Brain Day must include a discussion on PANS/PANDAS. Help us by empowering individuals, […]

Strategies and Accommodations for Supporting Students with Working Memory Challenges Students with PANS/PANDAS often face working memory, focus, and processing challenges. These strategies and accommodations help provide a comprehensive framework […]

  My name is Kyra Dugan. I’m 23 now, and five years ago, I would never have been able to guess what was about to happen. Life as I knew […]

Favier M, Martin Garcia E, Icick R, de Almeida C, Jehl J, Desplanque M, Zimmermann J, Henrion A, Mansouri-Guilani N, Mounier C, Ribeiro S, Henderson F, Geoffroy A, Mella S, […]

Cardelle-Pérez, Federico & Greciano, María. (2024). PANDAS: Twenty-Five Years Later. Adolescent Psychiatry. 14. 10.2174/0122106766298492240320044542. Discussion: A comprehensive approach, including interdisciplinary management and urgent evaluation of potential organic causes, is crucial […]

Ma M, Masterson EE, Gao J, Karpel H, Chan A, Pooni R, Sandberg J, Rubesova E, Farhadian B, Willet T, Xie Y, Tran P, Silverman M, Thienemann M, Mellins E, […]

Legislation in the Michigan House would require insurers to cover the treatment for children who suffer from a brain condition believed to be caused by infections.

Slama Schwok A, et al. Long Neuro-COVID-19: Current Mechanistic Views and Therapeutic Options. Biomolecules. 2024;14(9):1081. doi:10.3390/biom14091081. Comprehensive review of proposed mechanisms underlying neurological Long COVID. Describes neuroimmune activation, endothelial dysfunction, […]

      General Legislative Information Legislative Recap – PANS PANDAS Legislation Nationwide How Get Started: How to talk to your state representative Look Up Your State Representative & State […]

Stephen Sai Folmsbee, Gavin Hui, Ye Yuan, Saurabh Gombar, May Han, Scheherazade Le, Antipsychotic medications associated with increased length of hospital stay in autoimmune encephalitis and multiple sclerosis: A retrospective […]