PANS/PANDAS flowcharts for
diagnosis and treatment
helps clinicians evaluate
patients and determine
the best course of treatment.
CLINICIAN RESOURCES
FOR PANS/PANDAS
FLOWCHARTS
Follow the process of evaluating your patient for PANS/PANDAS then determine the treatment path based on symptom severity.
DIAGNOSING
Read about the criteria for PANS/PANDAS along with summaries of the psychiatric and neurologic symptoms your patient may experience.
TREATING
Treating your PANS and PANDAS patient may include antimicrobials (such as antibiotics), immunomodulatory therapy, and behavioral therapy.
FIRST PATIENT
Seeing Your First Child with PANDAS/PANS offers a quick insight into the presentation, diagnostic criteria, workup recommendations, and outcome expectations.
PPN Awards Funding to the Agalliu Lab to
Continue Immune Mediated OCD, PANDAS/PANS Research
This award will support an ongoing study conducted by Dr. Uğur Akcan which will provide insight into the mechanisms by which the RXRA genetic risk factor identified in children with PANDAS affects the immune responses that triggers immune-mediated neuropsychological changes, including obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Feigin & Cherry’s Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 9th Edition equips clinicians with foundational knowledge on PANS/PANDAS.
LATEST PANS/PANDAS RESEARCH
Neurological Soft Signs at Presentation in Patients With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder associated with Autoimmunity in Youth: Clinical Course before and after Specific Treatment
PANDAS: Streptococcus pyogenes: Basic Biology to Clinical Manifestations [Internet]. 2nd edition.
WHO WE ARE. WHAT WE DO.
THE PPN VISION
Our vision is that PANS/PANDAS will become easily diagnosed and treated with accessible therapies that dramatically reduce suffering and lead to a cure.
PPN MEMBERSHIP
A free membership with PPN keeps clinicians up to date on diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines and PANS/PANDAS research. By becoming a member, you will have the option to be recognized as a practitioner who works with PANS/PANDAS patients, submit and view job opportunities, and become eligible to apply for a research grant
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the course
of a child’s life.