PRINTER'S NO. 2152
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
462
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DAVIS, D. COSTA, COHEN, HENNESSEY, KIM,
SCHLOSSBERG, DiGIROLAMO, GOODMAN, DeLUCA, BOBACK, LONGIETTI,
MILLARD, FARINA, HARHART, SCHWEYER, MARSICO, BISHOP,
CALTAGIRONE, MURT, C. PARKER, ROSS, WHEELAND, READSHAW,
MAJOR, DONATUCCI, MAHONEY, McCARTER, GILLEN, GIBBONS, ROZZI
AND KINSEY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 9, 2015, as "PANDAS Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania to inform and bring greater awareness of
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated
with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) to the general public
and medical community.
WHEREAS, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) is a term used
to describe a subset of children who have obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorder symptoms following a
streptococcal infection, such as strep throat; and
WHEREAS, Children experience a sudden and dramatic onset of
symptoms that include motor or vocal tics and other personality
and behavioral changes such as ADHD symptoms, separation
anxiety, mood changes, aggression and irritability, eating
disorders, sleep disturbance, enuresis, and deterioration in
motor and cognitive abilities; and
WHEREAS, Children with PANDAS exhibit an episodic course of
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