Join Dritan Agalliu, PhD for an in-depth scientific and medical discussion on breaking research!
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Looking at the Brains of PANDAS/PANS Children: How Peripheral Infection Triggers Brain Inflammation
No cost. 6/29 at 6pm ET.
You can help a PANS/PANDAS child get the help they need to recover.
PANS/PANDAS CLINICIAN RESOURCES
FLOWCHARTS
Follow the process for determining the appropriate diagnosis and symptom severity based treatment protocols for mild, moderate, and severe/extreme cases.
TREATING PANS/PANDAS
Access information on treating PANS and PANDAS with antimicrobials, immunomodulatory therapy, and psychotherapeutic and behavioral therapy.
SEEING YOUR FIRST PATIENT
This publication helps clinicians new to PANS/PANDAS by providing an overview, symptoms and diagnostic criteria, workup recommendations, and expectations.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
FUNDED RESEARCH
Elucidating the role of RXRA in the myeloid lineage in post-infectious basal ganglia encephalitis
PI/Project Leader: Dritan Agalliu, PhD
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
FUNDED RESEARCH
Anti-interneuron antibodies in rapid-onset pediatric OCD: clinical generalization and target identification
PI/Project Leader: Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
NEW PAPER:
Neuroinflammation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, and Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
RECENT ONSET OF PANS/PANDAS?
Your patient may qualify for a treatment study.
Patients 6-17 years old may qualify to participate in research that will help determine the sustainability of the reduction of the severity of symptoms in children treated with IVIG. All participants will receive the study drug and placebo. Help with travel expenses provided.
OUR MISSION
The PPN mission is to maintain the industry standard PPN Guidelines for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, foster continuous education and communication within the multi-disciplinary medical community and to sponsor research for developing diagnostic tests, treatment protocols and a cure for PANDAS/PANS within this generation.
BECOME A MEMBER
► Receive email alerts on new research, guidelines, and treatment protocols
► Option to be recognized as a practitioner who works with PANS/PANDAS patients
► Become eligible to apply for a research grant
► Receive occasional members only benefits
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Public Health Advisory Committees for PANDAS and PANS are done through a collaboration of health care and community-based partnerships. The list of committees are organized by state.