title: Is It PANS, CANS, or PANDAS? Neuropsychiatric Pediatric Disorders That Are Not Black and White--Implications for the School Nurse.
abstract: The terms pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), and childhood acute neuropsychiatric symptoms (CANS) have all been used to describe certain acute onset neuropsychiatric pediatric disorders. Additionally, controversy is ongoing concerning the diagnosis and etiology of the disorders. The school nurse, as a member of a multidisciplinary team, benefits from an awareness of these disorders, the resulting impact on school performance, and the recommended treatment. The school nurse assists the team through the development of an Individualized Healthcare Plan to help the student to achieve success in school.
authors: School Nurse, Northern High School, Dillsburg, PA.
authors: Kathy
authors: K
authors: Bagian
authors: Director, Graduate Community Health Program, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA.
authors: Sheila Q
authors: SQ
authors: Hartung
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States
keywords: PANDAS; PANS; obsessive compulsive disorder; school nurse; school nurse role