Not exact matches
She renamed the syndrome PANDAS, for
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders associated with streptococcal infection.
In 1995, in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Susan Swedo and Henrietta Leonard reported on five cases of a syndrome they called PITANDs —
pediatric infection - triggered
autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders.
One of the most fascinating links between infection and mental disease concerns PANDAS,
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders.
PANS is more commonly known by its former name, PANDAS —
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorder associated with streptococcal infection — because the first known cases were in kids who had strep throat and then suddenly developed OCD.
We offer a program focused on the treatment of
pediatric hypertension, as well as a combined program with our rheumatology colleagues for the treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (a chronic, inflammatory
autoimmune disorder) and other combined kidney / rheumatologic conditions.
Autoimmune processes may affect tic onset and exacerbation in some cases: the unproven and contentious hypothesis that pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role in the onset of tic disorders and OCD is a current focus of
Autoimmune processes may affect tic onset and exacerbation in some cases: the unproven and contentious hypothesis that
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role in the onset of tic disorders and OCD is a current focus of
autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders associated with streptococcal infections, P.A.N.D.A.S., plays a role in the onset of tic
disorders and OCD is a current focus of research.