A case of PANDAS treated with tetrabenazine and tonsillectomy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 614-615

  Fusco, Francesca Romana ^a   Pompa, Alessandra ^b   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b   Ottaviani, Fabrizio ^b   Giampà, Carmela ^a   Laurenti, Daunia ^a   Morello, Maria ^b   Bernardini, Sergio ^b   Nuccetelli, Marzia ^b   Sabatini, Umberto ^a   Paolucci, Stefano ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disorders; Chorea; PANDAS; Tetrabenazine

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHYSIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; BRAIN ANTIBODY; DIAMINOCILLINA; HU PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRABENAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOREA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TIC; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN; CHILD; CHOREA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; TETRABENAZINE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953092780     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809355824     Document Type: Article

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