Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders after streptococcus infection
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus in identical siblings.
Termed pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS), these cases of childhood-onset obsessive compulsive disorder and tic disorders resemble the presentation of Sydenham chorea, in that they have an acute onset following a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection (group A Streptococcus), with accompanying neurological signs, and an episodic or saw...
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The pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) are basically characterized by obsessive-compulsive symptoms and/or tics triggered by group-A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus infections. Poor data are available about the clear definition of PANDAS's autoimmune origin. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of autoimmune phenomena, i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0019-5545
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.104827