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Connecticut Families and Patients – Attention – Participants needed for Study. See Detail below. Questions should be directed to the researchers listed below. If you would like a pdf of […]

ASPIRE is proud to sponsor this educational event. Understanding Neuroimmune and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

NY/NJ/CT PANS/PANDAS Support Meet Up group Sunday, January 12 2 PM – 4 PM Panera Bread – 377 Tarrytown Rd, White Plains, NY Questions? Contact Lisa/ PANS life

by Owen Ross, Kerri Ross, Dr. Rachel Avery Looking for a great back-to-school book to help teach your kiddo’s classmates (and even teachers) about PANS/PANDAS?  It is a wonderful book […]

Anti-lysoganglioside and other anti-neuronal autoantibodies in post-treatment Lyme Disease and Erythema Migrans after repeat infection Brian A.Fallon, BarbaraStrobino, SeanReim, JulieStoner, Madeleine W.Cunningham Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, Volume 2, […]

Preparing for Immunology Appointments & What Immunologists Should Know About PANS Wendy Nawara, MSW, ASPIRE Past President & Founding Board Member, interviews Maeve E. O’Connor, MD FACAAI FAAAAI FACP on the […]

Wendy Nawara, MSW, ASPIRE Past President & Founding Board Member, interviews Maeve E. O’Connor, MD FACAAI FAAAAI FACP on the Changing Views at AAP on IVIG PANS/PANDAS. Full video below.

Modarresi A, Chaibakhsh S, Koulaeinejad N, Koupaei SR. A systematic review and meta-analysis: Memantine augmentation in moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Dec;282:112602. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112602. Epub 2019 Oct […]

“I was so shocked I just took the picture because I didn’t even believe what I was seeing,” she said of a photo she snapped that went viral on social media. “It’s not an appropriate place for anyone, but especially for Lucas, who, with his PANDAS condition, can’t really be around germs. That’s something that can really affect his body.”

Polymicrobial nature of tick-borne diseases 430 of 678 (63%) positive for at least one human pathogen 57% Adults/27% Nymphs – Lyme 14% Adults/15% Nymphs -Babesia 14% Adults/2% Nymphs – Anaplasmosis […]

Ajmone-Cat MA, Spinello C, Valenti D, Franchi F, Macrì S, Vacca RA, Laviola G. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(10):1514. DOI: 10.3390/jcm8101514 Adverse psychosocial experiences have been shown to modulate […]

Bennett FC, Molofsky AV. The immune system and psychiatric disease: a basic science perspective. Clin Exp Immunol. 2019 Sep;197(3):294-307. doi: 10.1111/cei.13334. Epub 2019 Jun 9. PMID: 31125426; PMCID: PMC6693968. “Mental […]