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MI HR0347

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Graves

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares October 9, 2016, as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in Michigan
  • PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal) cause sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and severe anxiety in previously healthy children
  • Affected children may experience tics, separation anxiety, aggression, personality changes, learning deterioration, and developmental regression
  • PANS includes both infectious triggers (streptococcal, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Lyme disease, viruses) and non-infectious triggers (environmental factors, metabolic dysfunction)
  • Estimated to affect approximately 1 in 200 children in the United States with potential treatment through antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulin, or plasmapheresis

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare October 9, 2016, as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day

Last Action

Adopted

9/22/2016

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