8:10am
Attention to Childhood Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis: The Challenges We Must Face in Neurology  – Souhel Najjar, MD

Clinical approach to the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis in the pediatric patient

8:50am
2019 AAN Guidelines: Clinical Approaches to Autoimmune Encephalitis in the Pediatric Patient and Role of the Autoimmunity Found in the PANS Clinic  – Eyal Muscal, MD, MS

Clinical approach to the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis in the pediatric patient

9:20am
Clinical Experience in IVIG Treatment in 55 Children and Findings of Oxidative Stress & Gut-Derived Lipopolysaccharides in Children with PANS  – Albert Spalice, MD, PhD

PANS/PANDAS: Clinical Experience in IVIG Treatment and State of the Art in Rehabilitation Approaches

Oxidative stress and gut-derived lipopolysaccharides in children affected by paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections

10:30am
Antibodies from Children with PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity – Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD

Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity

10:50am
The Role of Adaptive Immunity and Genetic Risk Factors in Vascular and Neuronal Dysfunction in Post-Infectious Autoimmune Encephalitis – Dritan Agalliu, PhD

Role of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in parental satisfaction of treatments for PANDAS

11:10am
Metabolomic Characterization of Children with PANS – Antonella Gagliano, MD, PhD

Th17 lymphocytes drive vascular and neuronal deficits in a mouse model of postinfectious autoimmune encephalitis

11:30am
Proinflammatory Dopamine-2 Receptor-Specific T cells in Pediatric Movement and Psychiatric Disorders – Fabienne Brilot, PhD

Pro-inflammatory dopamine-2 receptor-specific T cells in paediatric movement and psychiatric disorders

12:40pm
Immune Mediated Pediatric Encephalitis – Need for Comprehensive Evaluation and Consensus Guidelines – Julia Shekunov, MD

Clinical approach to the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis in the pediatric patient

1:10pm
SARS-CoV-2 Related Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Case Study: 12-year-old Boy and Overlap with PANS Symptomatology – Piero Pavone, MD, PhD

SARS-CoV-2 related paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome

1:40pm
PANDAS, PANS and Autoimmune Psychiatric Disorders: Barriers to Care – Yuval Shafrir, MD

Octapharma Launches Phase 3 Superiority Study for Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

Three Centers of Information for Physicians:

PANDAS Physicians Network
https://www.pandasppn.org/

Stanford U PANS Clinic
https://med.stanford.edu/pans.html

U of Arizona Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis Clinic
https://peds.arizona.edu/cpae/physicians-0

Please send inquiries regarding personal concerns to either PANDAS Physicians Network https://www.pandasppn.org/ or PANDAS Network https://pandasnetwork.org/