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Advocating for Californians Impacted by PANS/PANDAS
PANS/PANDAS are Inflammatory Brain Disorders that can Become Chronic or Life Threatening Conditions
when left Untreated.
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1 to 3 years: 11%
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4 to 9 years: 69%
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10 to13 years: 19%
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14+ years: 0.1%
The Symptoms are Usually Dramatic, Happen “Overnight and out of the Blue! NIMH
It is Estimated That 46,000 Children and Young Adults have PANS/PANDAS in the State of California.
Children and Young Adults are Often Misdiagnosed with Behavioral or Psychological Disorders
Click here to read more at PANDAS Network.
PANS/PANDAS is a Clinical Diagnosis.
Click here to see JCAP treatment guidelines.
90% of PANS/PANDAS Cases will Recover with First Tier Treatment, Including Antimicrobials/NSAIDS
/Corticosteroids.
An Estimated 10-15% of PANS/PANDAS Cases will Further Require IVIg and Other Second Tier Treatments.
Support Families
who may be Struggling with Anxiety, Depression, or Trauma.
October 9th is
Worldwide PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day!
PANDAS has an
ICD 10 code
from the
CDC​: D89.89
and
PANDAS has an ICD-11 CODE FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATON
8E4A.0
Quick Facts
TEN (10) States
have Passed Laws Requiring Health Insurance Coverage for the Treatment of PANS/PANDAS...
CALIFORNIA HAS NOT!
Children & Families Impacted by PANS/PANDAS Desperately Need A Health Insurance Law!
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Prompt Medical Treatment Can Lead to Remarkable Recoveries.
You can be the HERO in a child's life Today!
Contact your California State Representatives
here. Let them know of the Urgent need for a
PANS/PANDAS Health Insurance Coverage Law!
HERO
noun
An everyday person who is brave, good, and looked up to by others for their courageous acts of kindness.
It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done.Â
-Nelson Mandela
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