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PANDAS: are Pandas Zebras? Or could they be horses?

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20 May 2025

Dr. Virginia Turner, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician, JHCH

Dr. Brodie Hyde General Paediatrician, JHCH

UpToDate logo PANDAS: Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococci

Open Access logo 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

Open Access logo 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

Open Access logo 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

Open Access logoPrato, 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

CIAP logoLeonardi 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.

Open Access logo 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

Open Access logo PANDAS Physicians Network WHAT IS PANS/PANDAS?

Open Access logo PANDAS Network PANS/PANDAS Resources

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