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Idaho’s HCR 30 for a PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day Passed Unanimously Bill Information: ID HCR030 States findings of the Legislature and recognizes October 9, 2022, as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day.   Bill Language: Link Call to Action from NWPPN: This will now be signed into law and we look forward to key stakeholders in Idaho doing their […]

Rhode Island Update & New Call To Action Senate Bill No. 2203 Bill Update: 03/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Bill Information: Senate Bill No. 2203 – AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE – Mandatory coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome […]

Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Tourette Syndrome, Zhongling Ke, Yanhui Chen, Guofeng Chen, Yanyan Liu, Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Tourette Syndrome, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol 16, Front. Behav. Neurosci., 10 March 2022, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.710116    Conclusion: The IDPN-induced TS rats had significant neuroinflammation in the brain, and the interaction between dopamine (DA) […]

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Washington House Resolution 4653 Passed   Bill Information: HR 4653 – 2021-22- Honoring patients and families affected by PANDAS/PANS. Bill Status Link: Washington.Gov Link Bill Language: Bill 4563 Bill Update: Feb 24 Introduced. Adopted. For up-to-date information on Oregon’s legislative action: Make sure to follow NWPPN’s Facebook page for updates and questions.  To contact NWWP […]

Trunzo, J. J., Statlender, S. M., Leventhal, J. G., Reece, L., Berenbaum, S., & Bransfield, R. (2022). Lyme and tick-borne diseases: A primer for mental health practitioners. Practice Innovations. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pri0000163 Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can cause complex, multisystemic symptoms that pose diagnostic and treatment challenges. This article presents essential information about […]

Before We have four kids; two have PANS. Charlie’s came on like a freight train in the summer of 2010 at age 5. Maddie’s PANDAS was a slower unfolding until she was nine when suddenly her OCD became unmanageable. We completely lost her at 11. They were normal functioning kids before their onset of PANDAS. […]

“Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection or PANDAS can also be called post-streptococcal autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis.”

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The Seattle Times By Leah Penney, Mental Health Perspectives guest columnist “A few weeks after my 6th birthday, I went to bed one night a happy, healthy child, and I woke up the next morning riddled with anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), tics, and a laundry list of psychiatric symptoms I’d never experienced before. I […]

Learn more about PANS PANDAS PANS PANDAS are misdirected immune responses that result in acute onset of OCD, tics, and/or restricted food intake, along with two neuropsychiatric symptoms in seven categories. Signs and Symptoms Diagnostic Criteria Disease Course Range of Symptom Severity Triggers & Disease Mechanism Diagnosing Treatment

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