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Clinical Evaluation of Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): Recommendations from the 2013 PANS Consensus Conference

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Gabriella True | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: advisory board, Diagnosis, JCAP-2015 | No Comments

Kiki Chang, Jennifer Frankovich, Michael Cooperstock, Madeleine W. Cunningham, M. Elizabeth Latimer, Tanya K. Murphy, Mark Pasternack, Margo Thienemann, Kyle Williams, Jolan Walter, and Susan E. Swedo, From the PANS […]

Multidisciplinary Clinic Dedicated to Treating Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Presenting Characteristics of the First 47 Consecutive Patients

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: advisory board | No Comments

Jennifer Frankovich, Margo Thienemann, Jennifer Pearlstein, Amber Crable, Kayla Brown, Kiki Chang JCAP-2015 In our PANS clinic, 40% of patients had acute onset of symptoms. However, those with and without […]

Five Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome of Differing Etiologies

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

Jennifer Frankovich, Margo Thienemann, Sonal Rana, Kiki Chang JCAP-2015 Youth with PANS may present in differing ways, with psychiatric and physical symptoms overlapping with inflammatory or infectious diseases, pain syndromes, […]

Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections in Research and Community Settings

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: advisory board | No Comments

Susan E. Swedo, Jakob Seidlitz, Miro Kovacevic, M. Elizabeth Latimer, Rebecca Hommer, Lorraine Lougee, Paul Grant JCAP-2015 The diagnostic criteria for PANDAS can be used by clinicians to accurately identify […]

Cytokine Correlations in Youth with Tic Disorders

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

E. Carla Parker-Athill, Jared Ehrhart, Jun Tan, Tanya K. Murphy JCAP-2015 These findings suggest a role for cytokine dysregulation in the pathogenesis of tic disorders. It also points toward the […]

Antineuronal Antibodies in a Heterogeneous Group of Youth and Young Adults with Tics and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

Carol J. Cox, Amir J. Zuccolo, Erica V. Edwards, Adita Mascaro-Blanco, Kathy Alvarez, Julie Stoner, Kiki Chang, Madeleine W. Cunningham JCAP-2015 Our study suggested a significant correlation of streptococcal-associated tics […]

Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Twelve Youths with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: IVIG | No Comments

Miro Kovacevic, Paul Grant, Susan E. Swedo JCAP-2015 PDF This case series demonstrates the benefits of IVIG therapy for youths with PANDAS/PANS, including those who had been symptomatic for several […]

Therapeutic Plasma Apheresis as a Treatment for 35 Severely Ill Children and Adolescents with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: PEX | No Comments

M. Elizabeth Latimer, Nathan L’Etoile, Jakob Seidlitz, Susan E. Swedo JCAP-2015 Therapeutic plasma apheresis is an invasive medical intervention that should be reserved for treatment of children and adolescents who […]

Basal ganglia inflammation in children with neuropsychiatric symptoms

Published: May 1, 2014 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

Ajay Kumar, Mitchel Williams, Otto Muzik and Harry Chugani Journal of Nuclear Medicine–2015 Our findings suggest increased activated microglial cells, suggesting underlying neuroinflammation, in bilateral caudate nuclei in children with […]

Sydenham Chorea and PANDAS in South Africa: Review of Evidence and Recommendations for Management in Resource-Poor Countries

Published: Mar 27, 2014 | Author: Aspire | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

Kathleen G. Walker, Petrus J. de Vries, Dan J. Stein, and Jo M. Wilmshurst Journal of Child Neurology-2015 In South Africa, and worldwide, rheumatic fever represents a public health problem. […]

Correlates of Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life in Post-Treatment Lyme Encephalopathy

Published: Jul 9, 2013 | Author: Gabriella True | Category: Blog, Research | Tags: Chronic Lyme, Lyme Disease | No Comments

Chandra AM, Keilp JG, Fallon BA. Correlates of perceived health-related quality of life in post-treatment Lyme encephalopathy. Psychosomatics. 2013 Nov-Dec;54(6):552-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Jul 9. PMID: 23845316; PMCID: PMC5507690. […]

The role of microbes and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illness

Published: Jul 1, 2013 | Author: Gabriella True | Category: Blog, Research | No Comments

Hornig M. The role of microbes and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illness. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2013 Jul;25(4):488-795. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e32836208de. PMID: 23656715. Summary: Microbes, both pathogenic and commensal, can […]

ASPIRE Blog

Clinical Evaluation of Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): Recommendations from the 2013 PANS Consensus Conference

Multidisciplinary Clinic Dedicated to Treating Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Presenting Characteristics of the First 47 Consecutive Patients

Five Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome of Differing Etiologies

Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections in Research and Community Settings

Cytokine Correlations in Youth with Tic Disorders

Antineuronal Antibodies in a Heterogeneous Group of Youth and Young Adults with Tics and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Twelve Youths with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections

Therapeutic Plasma Apheresis as a Treatment for 35 Severely Ill Children and Adolescents with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections

Basal ganglia inflammation in children with neuropsychiatric symptoms

Sydenham Chorea and PANDAS in South Africa: Review of Evidence and Recommendations for Management in Resource-Poor Countries

Correlates of Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life in Post-Treatment Lyme Encephalopathy

The role of microbes and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illness

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