ASPIRE Blog

April 8, 2019. Somer Delsignore “Many children with PANS/ Autoimmune Encephalopathy who seem to flare despite having a good treatment plan perhaps forget the inflammation of a seasonal allergy. Many […]

Elisabeth Fernell, Mikael Sundin, Anders Fasth, Lisa Dinkler, Martyna Galazka, Christopher Gillberg, Mats Johnson Acta Paediatr. DOI: 10.1111/apa.15805 Conclusion No HLA allele association such as seen in children with narcolepsy […]

Piero Pavone, Manuela Ceccarelli, Silvia Marino, Daniela Caruso, Raffaele Falsaperla, Massimiliano Berretta, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 . May 04, 2021 DOI:10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00135-8 “Post-infectious, autoimmune, and neuro-inflammatory events are […]

Please support Gianfranco’s Online Wine Fundraiser Gianfranco’s daughter was diagnosed with PANS PANDAS three years ago. ASPIRE is so thankful that he has chosen to do a fundraiser for us […]

Children brought to behavioral health clinics with a sudden onset of changes in behavior and/or mood are often misdiagnosed and mistreated because clinicians don’t know the signs and symptoms of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric disorders (PANS) or the related condition,

Alsheikh A M, Alsheikh M M (May 01, 2021) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Rheumatological and Inflammatory Diseases: A Systematic Review. Cureus 13(5): e14791. doi:10.7759/cureus.14791 “Conclusions: Based on our findings, there is […]

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PANS/PANDAS patients are commonly misdiagnosed with Autism, Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance, or with an eating disorder. However, PANS/PANDAS patients can have co-occurring conditions of Autism, ADHD, autoimmune illnesses, immunodeficiencies, and more.

Symptoms of Lyme Disease – General Overview Lyme Disease Symptom Overview   Physical Symptoms Early Signs and Symptoms (3 to 30 Days After Tick Bite) Fever & Chills Headache Fatigue […]

Daily tick checks help prevent tick-borne infections. Removing ticks properly is essential.

Tang, S., Helmeste, D., & Leonard, B. (2021). Inflammatory Neuropsychiatric Disorders and COVID-19 Neuroinflammation. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 1-55. doi:10.1017/neu.2021.13 Neuropsychiatric sequalae to COVID-19 infection are beginning to emerge, like previous Spanish […]