Post-streptococcal 'complex' movement disorders: Unusual concurrence of psychogenic and organic symptoms

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 68-71

  Squintani, Giovanna ^a   Tinazzi, Michele ^a,b   Gambarin, Mattia ^b   Bravi, Elena ^a   Moretto, Giuseppe ^a   Buttiglione, Maura ^c   Defazio, Giovanni ^c   Martino, Davide ^c  

^a BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti basal ganglia antibodies; PANDAS; Psychogenic movement disorders; Relapsing remitting course; Steroid therapy; Tics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETAMETHASONE; CEFIXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEFLAZACORT; DIAMINOCILLIN; GADOLINIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POST STREPTOCOCCAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SERODIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHARYNGITIS; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TICS; TREMOR;

EID: 71049193818     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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