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Fabricius RA, Sørensen CB, Skov L, Debes NM, Cytokine profile of pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive and/or movement disorder symptoms: A review. Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol 10, 2022. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.893815  Cytokines […]

PANS PANDAS Comprehensive Educator Toolkit for School Staff, Teachers, and School Nurse PANS PANDAS in the School Setting   – Impacts and Supports This PANS PANDAS Comprehensive Educator Toolkit for School […]

Taquet M, Dercon Q, Harrison PJ. Six-month sequelae of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective cohort study of 10,024 breakthrough infections. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 Jul;103:154-162. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.04.013. Epub 2022 Apr […]

A the start of a school year parents of students with PANS PANDAS should schedule a time to meet with their child’s new team including teachers, therapists, guidance counselors, etc. If the student has a 504 Plan or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the Case Manager/ Coordinator and other relevant school personnel will attend the meeting. If it is appropriate, the student may attend the meeting.

Speaker: Shara Virlan, MA Educational Leadership, WI Reading Teacher 316, BS Elementary Education 1-6, EC NK Webinar: Essential Strategies for Navigating Special Education Date/Time: August 23rd, 11:00am EST Register to: […]

U Prosell, H Norman, A Sand, A McAllister, Infection and speech: Disfluency and other speech symptoms in Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, Journal of Communication Disorders, 2022, 106250, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106250. Onset of […]

Demystifying PANS/PANDAS is a unique and long overdue resource in the field of pediatric neurobehavioral health, providing a comprehensive overview of the “three-pronged approach” to assessment and care, conventional and naturopathic interventions, a trove of case studies, and plenty of clinical pearls along the way.

RDH Little is known about pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), but its affect on children is abrupt and often debilitating. Author Kathryn Gilliam has more on this alarming disorder. Kathryn […]

by Dr. Kimberly Brayman, Dr. Isaac Melamed Never heard of PANS/PANDAS? You’re not alone! Most adults don’t hear anything about this mysterious ailment until they personally know a child who […]

Hajjari, P., Oldmark, M.H., Fernell, E. et al. Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): comprehensive open-label trial in ten children. BMC Psychiatry 22, 535 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04181-x Conclusion: […]

O’Dor, S.L., Zagaroli, J., Belisle, R. et al. The COVID-19 pandemic and children with PANS/PANDAS: an evaluation of symptom severity, telehealth, and vaccination hesitancy. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01401-z […]

Thank you to Massachusetts School Nurse Organization – MSNO for including ASPIRE’s School Nurse Toolkit and In-Service in your June 2022 Newsletter!