PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day 2019 T Shirt

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Every year on 9 October, patients, families and healthcare professionals

come together to raise awareness and spread understanding of paediatric

autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS)

and paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS).

What are PANDAS and PANS?

PANDAS and PANS are autoimmune disorders, meaning that they are caused by

the immune system attacking a person’s own tissues. In the case of

PANDAS/PANS, the immune system attacks structures in the brain called the

basal ganglia, which are found at the base of the forebrain [1]. These

structures are thought to be involved in movement and behaviour; therefore,

symptoms of PANDAS/PANS include motor tics, obsessive compulsive disorder

(OCD), deterioration of handwriting, mood swings, sleep disturbances,

restricted eating, irritability and anxiety.