Distinguishing PANDAS from Sydenham's chorea: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-216

  van Toorn, Ronald ^a   Weyers, Henriete H ^a   Schoeman, Johan F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal throat infections; Rheumatic fever

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; HALOPERIDOL; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATH; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESTLESSNESS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSIL DISEASE;

CHILD; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PENICILLINS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 3343022855     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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