Citation

Kleinsasser BJ, Misra LK, Bhatara VS, Sanchez JD. S. Dak. J. Med. 1999; 52(9): 345-347.

Affiliation

USD School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, South Dakota Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10522469

Abstract

The acronym 'PANDAS' (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections) is used to describe neuropsychiatric symptoms putatively resulting from autoimmune responses to streptococcal infection in vulnerable children. A case of 'PANDAS' is presented to increase physician awareness of this disorder and to document effectiveness of risperidone in chorea and treatment-resistant disruptive behavior associated with this syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first case report on risperidone in pediatric chorea, although studies on effectiveness of this agent in Tourette's disorders have been previously published.

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