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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome 
3(PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder 
4associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) create the 
5sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, 
6causing previously healthy and emotionally adjusted children 
7to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS tend to manifest 
9some of the following symptoms: tics or other abnormal 
10movements, severe separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, 
11irritability, aggression, personality changes, ADHD, marked 
12deterioration in learning and school performance, and 
13developmental regression, including deterioration in 
14handwriting; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, PANS is broader than PANDAS as it includes not 
16only disorders associated with a preceding infection, such as 
17Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mono, Lyme, viruses, and more, but also 
18acute onset non-infectious triggers, such as environmental 
19factors and metabolic dysfunction; treatment plans similar to 
20those for PANDAS should be attempted; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS may experience 
22moderate to dramatic improvement with antibiotics, steroids, 
 
 
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1intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, or plasmapheresis; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Researchers at the National Institute of Mental 
3Health, along with 13 Centers for Excellence throughout the 
4country, are currently engaged in extensive research to 
5elucidate the causes and develop further effective treatment 
6options for PANS and PANDAS; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Researchers at Moleculera Labs at the University 
8of Oklahoma have developed PANS and PANDAS  blood testing 
9procedures; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The expert members of the PANDAS Physicians 
11Network, a physicians specialty society, have developed and 
12published standard treatment methods; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The actual number of children suffering from PANS 
14and PANDAS has been estimated to be approximately one out of 
15every 200 children in the United States; and
 
  
16    WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public 
17awareness of this serious health issue; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the dates of 
20October 9 of 2019 and 2020 as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in 
 
 
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1the State of Illinois.