Full Text of SR0237 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 237
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 237 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the heading with the following:
| 4 | | "WHEREAS, Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome | 5 | | (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder | 6 | | associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) create the | 7 | | sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, | 8 | | causing previously healthy and emotionally adjusted children | 9 | | to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS tend to manifest | 11 | | some of the following symptoms: tics or other abnormal | 12 | | movements, severe separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, | 13 | | irritability, aggression, personality changes, ADHD, marked | 14 | | deterioration in learning and school performance, and | 15 | | developmental regression, including deterioration in | 16 | | handwriting; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, PANS is broader than PANDAS as it includes not | 2 | | only disorders associated with a preceding infection, such as | 3 | | Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mono, Lyme, viruses, and more, but also | 4 | | acute onset non-infectious triggers, such as environmental | 5 | | factors and metabolic dysfunction; treatment plans similar to | 6 | | those for PANDAS should be attempted; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Children with PANS and PANDAS may experience | 8 | | moderate to dramatic improvement with antibiotics, intravenous | 9 | | immunoglobulin treatment, or plasmapheresis; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Researchers at the National Institute of Mental | 11 | | Health are currently engaged in extensive research and testing | 12 | | on how to effectively treat PANS and PANDAS; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Researchers at Moleculera Labs at the University | 14 | | of Oklahoma have developed PANS and PANDAS blood testing | 15 | | procedures; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The organization PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support | 17 | | strives to build public awareness, educate medical providers | 18 | | about the disorder and treatments for same, build support for | 19 | | legislation involving the disorder, and provide support and | 20 | | resources for families affected by PANDAS/PANS, in accordance | 21 | | with section 501(c)(3); and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The actual number of children suffering from PANS | 2 | | and PANDAS has been estimated to be approximately one out of | 3 | | every 50 children in the United States; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, PANS and PANDAS are likely to be as common as | 5 | | pediatric cancer and pediatric diabetes; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public | 7 | | awareness of this serious health issue; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date | 10 | | of October 9 of 2015 and 2016 as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day | 11 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Wendy Nawara, President of PANDAS/PANS Advocacy | 14 | | and Support of Illinois.". |
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