PANS/PANDAS Symptom Severity
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The severity of PANS various from patient to patient.
Some children suffer debilitating flares while others function enough to continue to go to school but not remotely at the same functioning level. PANS/PANDAS symptoms may relapse and remit. During subsequent flares, symptoms can worsen and new symptoms may manifest. Some children do not return to pre-PANS baseline level in between flares; some symptoms clear completely during treatment while some may take longer to resolve. |
Mild Symptomology
Moderate Symptomology
Severe Symptomology
For more information on severity of symptoms, see PANDAS PPN
- Clearly impaired by symptoms in some settings, not all.
- OCD occupies 1-3 hours a day. Doesn’t create intractable obsessional fear.
- Able to attend school but with persistent separation anxiety.
- Requires school accommodations.
Moderate Symptomology
- Anxiety & OCD occupy 50%-70% of thoughts & significantly interferes with activities.
- May not be able to attend school. May be able to visit friends briefly.
- Other symptoms impair daily functioning but are not incapacitating.
Severe Symptomology
- Life threatening consequences result from severity of symptoms:
- Dangerous Impulsivity
- Weight Loss (>10-15% of body mass) caused by anorexia or obsessional food restrictions-fear
- Extreme anxiety and fears occupy 80%-90% of the day.
- OCD too severe to attend school.
- Separation Anxiety too severe to be alone and/or leave house
- Other symptoms ie Irritability, Lability, Aggression can be elevated too
For more information on severity of symptoms, see PANDAS PPN
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Treatment Guidelines Published for PANS/PANDAS
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