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PANDAS

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a controversial hypothetical diagnosis for a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders coming immediately after a Streptococcus infection. Symptoms are proposed to be caused by group A streptococcal (GAS)…

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Neurology, Psychiatry

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PANDAS

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Triples142
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
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related to Guidelines · 34
PANDAS → Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty, Advocates, BPNA, British Paediatric Neurology Association, Care Excellence, Child, Following, Gilbert, Health, In, In April, Internet, It, National Institute, NICE, OCD, PANDAS/PANS, PANDAS/PANS UK, PANS, PANS Physicians Network
related to Diagnosis · 17
PANDAS → Diagnostic, DSM-5, DSM-IV, ESSTS, European, European Society, ICD-11, Mental Disorders, Neither PANDAS, OCD, PANS, Statistical Manual, Study, Swedo, The, Tourette, World Health Organization's ICD-11
related to history · 13
PANDAS → Finally, GAS, It, Its, Mental Health, Michael Pichichero, NIH, PITANDs, SC, Susan Swedo, Swedo, There, US National Institute
related to Characteristics · 12
PANDAS → As, In, OCD, PANS, Pediatric, Susan Swedo, TD, The, There, Tourette, Tourette's, TS
related to Experimental · 12
PANDAS → As, CANS, Evidence, Kurlan, Leckman, Murphy, OCD, PANDAS/PANS, PANS, PITAND, Prophylactic, The
related to Mechanism · 11
PANDAS → Because, In, In PANDAS, It, Mell, OCD, One, Studies, Sydenham's, The, TS
related to Cause · 8
PANDAS → GAS, Like SC, SC, Sydenham's, The, The PANDAS, To, Witebsky
has treatment · 7
PANDAS → OCD, SSRIs, These, Treatment, TS, When, Wilbur
related to Society and culture · 7
PANDAS → Attempts, Canadian PANDASHELP, Internet, PANS, Swerdlow, The, USA-based PANDAS Network
related to Classification · 6
PANDAS → As, CANS, OCD, PANS, PITANDs, TS

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pans ocd symptoms autoimmune children disorders evidence proposed treatment infection tics guidelines disorder hypothesis neuropsychiatric antibodies streptococcal clinical infections onset

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PANDASSpecialtyNeurology, Psychiatry1.00infobox
PANDASis abasal ganglia0.90text
emotional labilityinstance ofchildren may have other symptoms associated with exacerbations0.80text
enuresisinstance ofchildren may have other symptoms associated with exacerbations0.80text
anxietyinstance ofchildren may have other symptoms associated with exacerbations0.80text
and deterioration in handwritinginstance ofchildren may have other symptoms associated with exacerbations0.80text
chronic tic disorderinstance ofand other symptoms with sudden or abrupt onset that may be severe enough to qualify for diagnoses0.80text
OCDinstance ofand other symptoms with sudden or abrupt onset that may be severe enough to qualify for diagnoses0.80text
and TSinstance ofand other symptoms with sudden or abrupt onset that may be severe enough to qualify for diagnoses0.80text
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsinstance ofThese include cognitive behavioral therapy and medications to treat OCD0.80text
cash-pay clinicsinstance ofwhile eschewing pseudoscientific approaches and calling out profit-seeking behaviors0.80text
Internet diagnosesinstance ofwhile eschewing pseudoscientific approaches and calling out profit-seeking behaviors0.80text

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