Cefdinir for Recent-Onset Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Trial
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Cefdinir for recent-onset pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders: a pilot randomized trial.
OBJECTIVE Previous studies suggest that the unexplained sudden and severe onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or tics may be infection or immune precipitated. Beta lactam antibiotics may be neuroprotective beyond their antimicrobial efficacy. We examine the preliminary safety and efficacy of cefdinir in reducing obsessive-compulsive and/or tic severity in children with new-onset sy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1044-5463,1557-8992
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2014.0010