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La Bella S, Attanasi M, Di Ludovico A, Scorrano G, Mainieri F, Ciarelli F, Lauriola F, Silvestrini L, Girlando V, Chiarelli F, et al. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with […]

It is a New Year and a new decade. Everyone is making resolutions.  But you are still dealing with PANS/PANDAS.
So how do we make resolutions that empower us and don’t set us up to fail or forget to follow through mid-year? How do we do this when we want to pull our hair out and shout – help! I can’t handle any more! Throw me a lifeline!

Peralta-Fogle, Austin; Ramsey, Jeffrey; Fazel, Natasha; and Spilman, Ryan, “PANDAS Exacerbation Post-Tonsillectomy, Acute Response to Fentanyl & Dexamethasone” (2023). Continental, MidAmerica, & Mountain Divisions Research Day 2023. 45. https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/continental-midamerica-mountain2023/45 Poster […]

Rao, A.P., Patro, D. The Intricate Dance of Infections and Autoimmunity: An Interesting Paradox. Indian J Pediatr (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04928-8 Besides genetic susceptibility, infections due to viruses, bacteria and protozoa have […]

Golovchenko M, Opelka J, Vancova M, Sehadova H, Kralikova V, Dobias M, Raska M, Krupka M, Sloupenska K, Rudenko N. Concurrent Infection of the Human Brain with Multiple Borrelia Species. […]

Massachusetts PANS PANDAS Updates   For all updates and more information: Please follow the Massachusetts PANS/PANDAS Legislation Facebook page. General Legislative Information Legislative Recap – PANS PANDAS Legislation Nationwide How […]

L Leonardi, G Lorenzetti, R Carsetti, E P Moratari, CA Guido, AM Zicari, E Forster-Waldl, L Loffredo, M Duse, A Spalice. Immunological Characterization of an Italian PANDAS Cohort. Front. Pediatr. […]

Tona JT, Ash J, Brown E, Campagna C, Kostek K, Lawton E, Rieth A, Tomita M. Caregiver Burden, Stress, and Relationship Cohesion Among Self-Identified Caregivers of Children with Pediatric Acute-Onset […]

Vaishnavi S. Transcranial magnetic stimulation for developmental neuropsychiatric disorders with inflammation. Developmental Neuroscience. 2023;45(6):342–348. doi:10.1159/000535103 Reviews transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a noninvasive technique that induces electrical changes in the […]

Some kids have OCD symptoms due to an umbrella of issues under PANDAS/PANS. Research is showing that inflammation in the brain can impact mental health and cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, including […]

Hardin H, Shao W, Bernstein JA. An updated review of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus/pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, also known as idiopathic autoimmune encephalitis: What the allergist should […]

Denise Calaprice-Whitty, Angela Tang, and Janice Tona.Factors Associated with Symptom Persistence in PANS: Part II—Presenting Features, Medical Comorbidities, and IVIG Treatment History.Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.Nov 2023.365-377.http://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2023.0023 Significant relationships […]