The Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS) Subgroup: Separating Fact From Fiction

Swedo et al provide a brief literature review and clarification of the guidelines for management of a patient in the pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) subgroup. Systematic, longitudinal observations have demonstrated that the PANDAS subg...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2004-04, Vol.113 (4), p.907-911
Main Authors: Swedo, Susan E, Leonard, Henrietta L, Rapoport, Judith L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use
Adolescent
Age of Onset
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune Diseases - drug therapy
Autoimmune Diseases - etiology
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Disease management
Health aspects
Humans
Medical corporations
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - drug therapy
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - etiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - immunology
Pediatrics
Services
Streptococcal Infections - complications
Streptococcus pyogenes
Tic Disorders - drug therapy
Tic Disorders - etiology
Tic Disorders - immunology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Swedo et al provide a brief literature review and clarification of the guidelines for management of a patient in the pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) subgroup. Systematic, longitudinal observations have demonstrated that the PANDAS subgroup has a distinct clinical presentation and an identifiable course of symptoms and that, for these children, there is a clear relationship between streptococcal infections and neuropsychiatric symptom exacerbations. Additional research is required to determine the nature of that relationship as well as to determine the etiopathogenesis of the poststreptococcal obsessive-compulsive symptoms and tics.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.113.4.907