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Dear Doctors: Our 8-year-old son got sick with strep throat and had to miss a family camping trip. When my sister called to check on him, she asked me if I knew strep throat can cause ...

The Pandas Network, which estimates that at least 162,000 children in the United States have Pandas, also provides a list of 14 “leading physicians” who treat the disorder, as well as a breakdown of ...

DEAR DOCTORS: Our 8-year-old son got sick with strep throat and had to miss a family camping trip. When my sister called to check on him, she asked me if I knew strep throat can cause ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 19 — More conclusive evidence linking pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder with group A streptococcus (PANDAS) appears in the April issue of the Archives of ...

When the antibodies attach to these interneurons, they seem to lower the cells’ activity. This may cause changes in how the ...

Q: My daughter was recently diagnosed with PANDAS. My pediatrician explained that it is something that creates anxiety if there is undiagnosed strep. I don’t totally understand the concept and I was ...

Dear Doctors: I was surprised when reading one of your columns about obsessive-compulsive disorder that you didn’t talk about the connection to strep throat. My daughter developed OCD symptoms this ...