Abstract Number: 155 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) Is Characterized by a Novel Subset of Monocytes with Markers Associated with Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
Background/Purpose: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is characterized by abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or food restriction with other specified neuropsychiatric symptoms. 65% of…Abstract Number: 147 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Familial Clustering of Immune-mediated Diseases in Children with Abrupt-onset OCD
Background/Purpose: Recent epidemiologic studies have reported increased rates of immune-mediated comorbidities among first-degree relatives of patients with OCD and tic disorders.(Mataix-Cols et al., Mol Psychiatry…Abstract Number: 148 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Chronic Fatigue Symptoms in Children with Abrupt Early-onset OCD And/or PANS
Background/Purpose: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) affects roughly 2.5 million people in the United States, and is challenging both in diagnosis and treatment. Many…Abstract Number: 149 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Low C4 Copy Number of Total C4 Gene, C4B Gene and C4BL Gene in Children with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
Background/Purpose: Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is characterized by sudden-onset OCD and additional neuropsychiatric symptoms. Imaging studies point to inflammation in the basal ganglia as…Abstract Number: 150 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptor KIR3DL1 in Combination with HLA-Bw4 Is Associated with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
Background/Purpose: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is characterized by abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or food restriction with other specified neuropsychiatric symptoms. Patients with…