PANDAS Physicians Network (PPN) - Nonprofit helping clinicians diagnose & treat #PANDAS #PANS. #strep #infection #OCD #neuroinflammation #MentalHealth
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PANDAS Physicians Network (PPN) connects, educates, and empowers clinicians to advance recognition, research, and treatment of the immune-mediated neuroinflammatory conditions PANS and PANDAS.
Learn more about our work: pandasppn.org
PANS/PANDAS can create significant challenges at school and home. Dr. Karan Lamb explores how collaboration among families, educators, and clinicians, along with crisis planning and flexible accommodations, can better support students.
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Submit your PANS/PANDAS related abstract for the Pediatric Academic Societies 2027 Meeting by 11/2/26. Don't miss this great opportunity to share your research! pas-meeting.org/2027-meeting
Mental health symptoms can sometimes have a medical cause.
On World Mental Health Day, learn to recognize the signs of PANS/PANDAS and when these immune-mediated neuroinflammatory conditions should be considered.
Learn more: pandasppn.org/understanding
One day of awareness can start a bigger conversation.
Help us continue spreading the word about PANS/PANDAS. You may change the course of a child's life.💙pandasppn.org/awareness
Do you suspect your patient has PANS PANDAS?
Access trusted information on the evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management of children in your care. pandasppn.org
PANS/PANDAS: Fast facts clinicians need to know. 🔹Recognize the symptoms. 🔹Look for infections. 🔹Know the treatment options. Learn more about these treatable medical conditions at pandasppn.org.
Help raise awareness of the impact the immune-mediated neuroinflammatory conditions PANS/PANDAS can have on children & families. This video is a reminder of why awareness, recognition, & access to care matter.
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Your support helps turn AWARENESS into ACTION. When you donate and share in honor of PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day, you help advance PANS/PANDAS education, research, and care to improve outcomes for patients and families. pandasppn.org/donate
PANS and PANDAS are clinical diagnoses. There is currently no definitive laboratory test to confirm or exclude either condition. Learn more facts about these immune-mediated medical conditions at pandasppn.org.
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Sudden anxiety or OCD symptoms in a child can leave families looking for answers. @TuftsMedicine + @TuftsMedSchool's YuJuan Zhang, MD, explains PANS and PANDAS, how clinicians evaluate these conditions and what parents should know about treatment: tuftsmedicine.org/about-us/n…
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A subset of people diagnosed with severe psychiatric illnesses may actually have immune-mediated brain diseases. Properly diagnosing and effectively treating these patients is an important area of discovery in the mental health space.
I had a deeply interesting and informative time visiting researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health yesterday, who are working on cutting-edge approaches to that issue and many more.
ALT Dr. Jay Bhattacharya poses in an NIMH lab with a group of scientists and staff.
ALT Dr. Jay Bhattacharya looks on at a screen with a slide reading "Psychosis is a state of disordered information processing". An NIMH researcher explains the slide.
ALT NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya listens to an NIMH employee who is presenting a test tube and wearing purple gloves in a lab.
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Infections can trigger a misdirected immune response causing inflammation in the brain. Psychiatric and neurological symptoms can manifest due to the inflammation. Understand the symptoms and steps to take when you suspect PANS/PANDAS: pandasppn.org
Every voice matters. Download and personalize this PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day graphic with a name, and share it to help raise awareness and spark conversations. Learn more: pandasppn.org/awareness
Today is PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day!
This day unites parents, clinicians, and advocates to spotlight the urgent need for diagnosis, evidence-based care, and research for these treatable, immune-mediated neuropsychiatric conditions.
Learn more & take action: pandasppn.org/awareness
Clinicians & researchers: Register for The Alex Manfull Fund Symposium on Nov 14 in Portsmouth, NH. This event brings together leading experts to explore the research & clinical advances in PANS/PANDAS & other immune-mediated neuropsychiatric disorders. thealexmanfullfund.org/the-a…
Have a PANS/PANDAS related presentation, workshop, or poster on mental health research or treatment to share? Submit to the 2027 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference. Deadlines vary, beginning October 15. adaa.org/adaa-conference
Remember to register for the live webinar Oct. 8 at 6pm ET!
Karan Lamb, PsyD, will discuss the challenges PANS/PANDAS can present across family & school environments & the importance of collaboration among educators, clinicians, & parents.
Register now: pandasppn.org/learning
Your support helps turn AWARENESS into ACTION. When you donate and share in honor of PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day, you help advance PANS/PANDAS education, research, and care to improve outcomes for patients and families. pandasppn.org/donate
Clinicians now have easy access to our most requested PANS/PANDAS resources, all in one place. Keep these clinical tools close at hand for evaluation and treatment.
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