How much does the Cunningham panel cost?

The Cunningham Panel™ Testing Costs

The cost of the Cunningham Panel™ of Tests is $925. This amount is the responsibility of the patient/responsible party.

Is the Cunningham panel worth it?

The Cunningham Panel demonstrated an overall accuracy of 86% to 90%, a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 83% to 92% when comparing clinical symptoms to test results.

How long does the Cunningham panel take?

HOW DO I RECEIVE CUNNINGHAM PANEL™ RESULTS? Patient results are uploaded to our secure Prescriber Portal and you will be notified by e-mail when results are available. Please allow approximately 3-4 weeks for completion of testing for all five test in the panel.

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What does the Cunningham panel test for?

The Cunningham Panel™ is a blood test which measures the levels of circulating autoantibodies associated with certain neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Elevated levels indicate that symptoms may be due to an infection-driven autoimmune problem, rather than a neuropsychiatric disorder.

What is the Cunningham Panel of tests?

Is pans an autoimmune disease?

PANS and PANDAS are infection-induced autoimmune conditions that disrupt a patient's normal neurologic functioning, resulting in a sudden onset of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or motor tics.

Who does the Cunningham panel?

The Cunningham Panel™ is unique and based on over two decades of research. It is offered exclusively through Moleculera Labs, Inc. and has been utilized by clinicians worldwide.

What are the symptoms of pans?

Can adults have PANDAS?

Could an adult develop PANDAS? PANDAS is considered a pediatric disorder and typically first appears in childhood from age 3 to puberty. Reactions to strep infections are rare after age 12, but researchers recognize that PANDAS could occur, though rarely, among adolescents.

What is Panda pans?

PANS and PANDAS are severe forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. A disorder characterized by intrusive, persistent thoughts or fears (obsessions) that are temporarily relieved by the performance of repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that may bear no particular relationship to the thought or perception.

How do you test for PANDAS syndrome?

To diagnose a strep infection, your pediatrician may take a throat culture or run a blood test. However, there are no laboratory or neurological tests to diagnose PANDAS. Instead, your doctor may want to perform a variety of blood and urine tests to rule out some other childhood ailments.

What is PANDAS medical condition?

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a disorder that results from infection with streptococcal-A, commonly referred to as strep, or strep throat.

Can pans PANDAS be cured?

Although it may take time, most children who have PANDAS recover completely with treatment. Symptoms tend to slowly get better over several months once the strep infection clears, but there may be ups and downs. PANDAS is likely to come back if your child gets strep again.

Can PANDAS cause autism?

As a mother of two children that have been diagnosed with PANDAS, the symptoms are real, the treatment is real and no, they don't have autism. Severe motor tics, OCD, behavioural and sensory issues will appear almost overnight and disappear with treatment of penicillin and anti inflammatories.

How do you know if your child has PANDAS?

Irritability, Aggression or Oppositional behavior. Behavioral or developmental regression (i.e., baby talk) Deterioration in school performance, ADHD like symptoms, memory and cognitive changes. Sensory or motor changes.

Does pans go away on its own?

A flare up does not last forever, and symptoms do eventually subside for most patients. In fact, some studies suggest that about 95% of kids will outgrow PANS or PANDAS by adolescence or young adulthood when their immune systems fully mature.

Which antibiotics treat PANDAS?

Azithromycin and penicillin have been utilized in the treatment of PANDAS with observations of improvement in neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Is pans a real disease?

Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is a clinical diagnosis given to children who have a dramatic – sometimes overnight – onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms including obsessions/compulsions or food restriction.

Can PANS cause bipolar?

It is hypothesized that part of the significant rise in the number of youngsters being given the diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, may be due to the lack of recognition of PANS and / or PANDAS.

Is there a cure for PANS disease?

Can PANS Be Cured? Currently, there is no definitive cure for PANS, but if treatment successfully resolves any underlying infection, and reduces inflammation, children can experience dramatic symptom improvement.

Can a child recover from PANS?

What is the prognosis for a child with PANS/PANDAS? For children who are diagnosed early and a cause has been identified, the prognosis can be very good. Some patients respond quickly and are back to 100 percent normal function, but that doesn't happen for everybody.

How do you get PANS disease?

The cause of PANS is unknown in most cases but is thought to be triggered by infections, metabolic disturbances, and other inflammatory reactions.

What is Pan anxiety?

PANS is a clinical diagnosis given to children who have a dramatic – almost overnight – onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or eating disorder. Children may become moody, irritable and anxious and have difficulty with schoolwork.

Does a child outgrow PANDAS?

Does PANDAS disease go away? Sometimes, a child can “outgrow” PANDAS if the strep infection is treated, but not always. If the child gets another strep infection, the PANDAS will almost certainly come back if it wasn't treated the first time.

Does ibuprofen help with PANDAS?

NSAID Anti-Inflammatories

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen may be beneficial for PANS/PANDAS patients. The medications appear to be particularly useful for exacerbations (or “mini-flares”) which occur in the weeks following immunotherapy.