Full Text of SR0237 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 237
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome | 3 | | (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder | 4 | | associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) create the | 5 | | sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, | 6 | | causing previously healthy and emotionally adjusted children | 7 | | to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS tend to manifest | 9 | | some of the following symptoms: tics or other abnormal | 10 | | movements, severe separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, | 11 | | irritability, aggression, personality changes, ADHD, marked | 12 | | deterioration in learning and school performance, and | 13 | | developmental regression, including deterioration in | 14 | | handwriting; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, PANS is broader than PANDAS as it includes not | 16 | | only disorders associated with a preceding infection, such as | 17 | | Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mono, Lyme, viruses, and more, but also | 18 | | acute onset non-infectious triggers, such as environmental | 19 | | factors and metabolic dysfunction; treatment plans similar to | 20 | | those for PANDAS should be attempted; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS may experience | 22 | | moderate to dramatic improvement with antibiotics, intravenous |
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| 1 | | immunoglobulin treatment, or plasmapheresis; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Researchers at the National Institute of Mental | 3 | | Health are currently engaged in extensive research and testing | 4 | | on how to effectively treat PANS and PANDAS; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Researchers at Moleculera Labs at the University | 6 | | of Oklahoma have developed PANS and PANDAS blood testing | 7 | | procedures; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The organization PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support | 9 | | strives to build public awareness, educate medical providers | 10 | | about the disorder and treatments for same, build support for | 11 | | legislation involving the disorder, and provide support and | 12 | | resources for families affected by PANDAS/PANS, in accordance | 13 | | with Section 501(c)(3); and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The actual number of children suffering from PANS | 15 | | and PANDAS has been estimated to be approximately one out of | 16 | | every 50 children in the United States; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, PANS and PANDAS are likely to be as common as | 18 | | pediatric cancer and pediatric diabetes; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public | 20 | | awareness of this serious health issue; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date | 3 | | of October 9 of 2015 and 2016 as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day | 4 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Wendy Nawara, President of PANDAS/PANS Advocacy | 7 | | and Support of Illinois.
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