what do all of these terms mean

[bubbasmom]

Is there a post on here somewhere that explains to us 'rookies' what terms mean like Cam Kenas or whatever it was, and Dan Dr., and PEX, etc. I read here and post here a lot but feel kind of stupid when it comes to these terms.

[peglem]

Is there a post on here somewhere that explains to us 'rookies' what terms mean like Cam Kenas or whatever it was, and Dan Dr., and PEX, etc. I read here and post here a lot but feel kind of stupid when it comes to these terms.

I can do those, but please don't feel stupid- just ask whenever you don't understand.

 

CamKinase aka calcium/calmodulin Kinase II aka CamK - is a substance found inside of nerve cells that facilitates nerve signaling. Its importance in PANDAS has to do with the "Cunningham Test". Dr. Cunningham (University of OK immunology lab) is doing a study of blood serum from PANDAS and Sydenham's Chorea (SC) patients for what she thinks may be markers of those conditions..ie..high CamK activity and an assortment of antineuronal antibodies.

 

DAN dr. Defeat Autism Now is an organization that seeks to find biomedical treatments for autism. A DAN doctor has training in and knowledge of their treatment protocols.

 

PEX- short for plasma exchange- a procedure that filters antibodies out of the blood, and I think the exchange part is adding donor antibodies back in. Plasmapheresis is just the filtering of antibodies from the blood.

[bubbasmom]

Thank you. That was easy enough. I thought I was going to have to do some work here, but you did it for me!

Is there a post on here somewhere that explains to us 'rookies' what terms mean like Cam Kenas or whatever it was, and Dan Dr., and PEX, etc. I read here and post here a lot but feel kind of stupid when it comes to these terms.

I can do those, but please don't feel stupid- just ask whenever you don't understand.

 

CamKinase aka calcium/calmodulin Kinase II aka CamK - is a substance found inside of nerve cells that facilitates nerve signaling. Its importance in PANDAS has to do with the "Cunningham Test". Dr. Cunningham (University of OK immunology lab) is doing a study of blood serum from PANDAS and Sydenham's Chorea (SC) patients for what she thinks may be markers of those conditions..ie..high CamK activity and an assortment of antineuronal antibodies.

 

DAN dr. Defeat Autism Now is an organization that seeks to find biomedical treatments for autism. A DAN doctor has training in and knowledge of their treatment protocols.

 

PEX- short for plasma exchange- a procedure that filters antibodies out of the blood, and I think the exchange part is adding donor antibodies back in. Plasmapheresis is just the filtering of antibodies from the blood.

[peglem]

You have enough to do already-no use finding out the hard way!

 

Thank you. That was easy enough. I thought I was going to have to do some work here, but you did it for me!

Is there a post on here somewhere that explains to us 'rookies' what terms mean like Cam Kenas or whatever it was, and Dan Dr., and PEX, etc. I read here and post here a lot but feel kind of stupid when it comes to these terms.

I can do those, but please don't feel stupid- just ask whenever you don't understand.

 

CamKinase aka calcium/calmodulin Kinase II aka CamK - is a substance found inside of nerve cells that facilitates nerve signaling. Its importance in PANDAS has to do with the "Cunningham Test". Dr. Cunningham (University of OK immunology lab) is doing a study of blood serum from PANDAS and Sydenham's Chorea (SC) patients for what she thinks may be markers of those conditions..ie..high CamK activity and an assortment of antineuronal antibodies.

 

DAN dr. Defeat Autism Now is an organization that seeks to find biomedical treatments for autism. A DAN doctor has training in and knowledge of their treatment protocols.

 

PEX- short for plasma exchange- a procedure that filters antibodies out of the blood, and I think the exchange part is adding donor antibodies back in. Plasmapheresis is just the filtering of antibodies from the blood.