Prospective Diagnosis and Treatment of Pandas

Abstract

Twelve school-aged children with new-onset pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder with group A streptococcal infection (PANDAS) were identified over a 3-year period (1998-2000) at the University of Rochester, NY.

Keywords

• pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder with group a streptococcal infection
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• group-a beta-hemolytic streptococcal