Bill Text: IL SR0236 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares the dates of October 9 of 2019 and 2020 as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0236 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0236-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
(PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder
associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) create the
sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children,
causing previously healthy and emotionally adjusted children
to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances; and
WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS tend to manifest
some of the following symptoms: tics or other abnormal
movements, severe separation anxiety, generalized anxiety,
irritability, aggression, personality changes, ADHD, marked
deterioration in learning and school performance, and
developmental regression, including deterioration in
handwriting; and
WHEREAS, PANS is broader than PANDAS as it includes not
only disorders associated with a preceding infection, such as
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mono, Lyme, viruses, and more, but also
acute onset non-infectious triggers, such as environmental
factors and metabolic dysfunction; treatment plans similar to
those for PANDAS should be attempted; and
WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS may experience
moderate to dramatic improvement with antibiotics, steroids,

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intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, or plasmapheresis; and
WHEREAS, Researchers at the National Institute of Mental
Health, along with 13 Centers for Excellence throughout the
country, are currently engaged in extensive research to
elucidate the causes and develop further effective treatment
options for PANS and PANDAS; and
WHEREAS, Researchers at Moleculera Labs at the University
of Oklahoma have developed PANS and PANDAS blood testing
procedures; and
WHEREAS, The expert members of the PANDAS Physicians
Network, a physicians specialty society, have developed and
published standard treatment methods; and
WHEREAS, The actual number of children suffering from PANS
and PANDAS has been estimated to be approximately one out of
every 200 children in the United States; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public
awareness of this serious health issue; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the dates of
October 9 of 2019 and 2020 as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day in

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the State of Illinois.