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Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections: Clinical Description of the First 50 Cases

American Journal of Psychiatry · 1998 · Vol. 155(2) · pp. 264–271

Susan E. Swedo✉(National Institute of Mental Health)Henrietta L. LeonardMarjorie A. GarveyBarbara B. MittlemanAlbert J. AllenSusan PerlmutterSara DowJason ZamkoffBillinda DubbertLorraine Lougee

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Abstract

The working diagnostic criteria appear to accurately characterize a homogeneous patient group in which symptom exacerbations are triggered by GABHS infections. The identification of such a subgroup will allow for testing of models of pathogenesis, as well as the development of novel treatment and prevention strategies.

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersPANDASTic disorderPharyngitisMedicinePediatricsTicsComorbidityThroat cultureExacerbationAnxiety

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Acute DiseaseAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutoimmune DiseasesMental DisordersCentral Nervous System DiseasesChildChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPharyngitisRespiratory Tract InfectionsSeverity of Illness Index

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The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale