Markers study for children with PANS and healthy controls
Part of Brain & nervous system, Immune system & allergy, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at physical, immune, and brain-related “markers” in children with PANS and compares them with healthy children. It may help doctors understand what is happening in PANS and how to recognize it more clearly early on.
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Who can take part
- You are a child who either has PANS or is a healthy control
- If you have PANS, it started suddenly and was diagnosed using specific symptom patterns
- If you have PANS, the PANS must have begun recently (new onset)
- You must live within 90 miles of Stanford University
- You must have a pediatrician near Stanford who can be followed for about 3 years
- If you are in the healthy control group, you must have no psychiatric diagnosis
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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