Treatment of PANDAS and PANS: a systematic review
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Treatment of PANDAS and PANS: a systematic review
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) are a subtype of acute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) thought to be caused by an autoimmune response to group A streptococcal infection. Based on this proposed pathophysiology, alternative treatments for acute-onset OCD have been introduced, including antibiotics and immunomodulatory int...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0149-7634
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.01.001