PANDAS with pediatric perspective

Abstract

The disorder known as 'PANDAS syndrome' (paediatric autoimmune neuro-psychiatric disorders associated with Streptococci) consists of an abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and/or movement disorders, a pre-pubertal onset, and an episodic course. In this paper, the latest research findings on diagnosis and treatment in PANDAS were reviewed with a pediatric perspective. © 2012 by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.