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TOPIC Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus (PANDAS) describe a subset of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) and tic disorders triggered by group-A ß-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABHS) infection. PANDAS Diagnostic Criteria The presence of OCD or a tic disorder or both Pediatric onset Episodic course of symptom severity with abrupt onset or dramatic symptom exacerbations Temporal association with […]