Case Study: A New Infection-Triggered, Autoimmune Subtype of Pediatric OCD and Tourette's Syndrome

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 307-311

  Allen, Albert J ^a   Leonard, Henrietta L ^a   Swedo, Susan E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

autommune; obsessive compulsive disorder; streptococcal infections; tic disorders; Tourette's syndrome; viral infections

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DRUG THERAPY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSESSION; PHARYNGITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIC DISORDERS; TOURETTE SYNDROME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0028900094     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199503000-00015     Document Type: Article

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