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MI HR0325
Resolution
Status
Introduced
12/19/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Breen
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AI Summary
- Declares December 19, 2024, as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in Michigan
- PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection) cause sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and severe anxiety in previously healthy children
- Symptoms include tics, severe separation anxiety, irritability, aggression, personality changes, and developmental regression including deterioration in handwriting and school performance
- Children with PANS and PANDAS may improve with antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, or plasmapheresis; the National Institute of Mental Health is conducting ongoing research on effective treatments
- PANS and PANDAS estimated to affect approximately 1 in 200 children in the United States, making it as common as pediatric cancer and pediatric diabetes
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare December 19, 2024, as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
12/19/2024
Committee Referrals
Government Operations12/19/2024
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