A Pediatric Infectious Disease Perspective on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated With Streptococcal Infection and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group a streptococcal infection: the role of surgical treatment.
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) is a well-defined syndrome in which tics (motor and/or vocal) and/or obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) consistently exacerbate in temporal correlation to a Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection. In children with PANDAS, there is speculation about whether tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy might ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0891-3668
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002295