20 May 2025
Dr. Virginia Turner, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician, JHCH
Dr. Brodie Hyde General Paediatrician, JHCH
PANDAS: Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococci
Sigra, Sofia et al.
Treatment of PANDAS and PANS: a systematic review. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews vol. 86 (2018): 51-65. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.01.001
La Bella, Saverio et al.
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): Myth or Reality? The State of the Art on a Controversial Disease. Microorganisms vol. 11,10 2549. 13 Oct. 2023, doi:10.3390/microorganisms11102549
Vreeland, Allison et al.
Postinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder. Developmental neuroscience vol. 45,6 (2023): 361-374. doi:10.1159/000534261
Prato, Adriana et al.
Diagnostic Approach to Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): A Narrative Review of Literature Data. Frontiers in pediatrics vol. 9 746639. 27 Oct. 2021, doi:10.3389/fped.2021.746639
Leonardi L., Perna C., Bernabei I., Tarani L., Spalice A., Fiore M., et al.
Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): Immunological Features Underpinning Controversial Entities. Child.2024 Aug; 11 (9): 1043.
Orlovska, Sonja et al.
Association of Streptococcal Throat Infection With Mental Disorders: Testing Key Aspects of the PANDAS Hypothesis in a Nationwide Study. JAMA psychiatry vol. 74,7 (2017): 740-746. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0995
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