Current Approaches to PANS/PANDAS Diagnostics and Management

Current Approaches to PANS/PANDAS Diagnostics and Management

PANS, or Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, is characterized by the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive syndrome and accompanied by anxiety, emotional lability and other symptoms. PANDAS, or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections, is a...

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Main Authors: Inna A. Kostik, Mikhail M. Kostik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2020-01-01
Series:Вопросы современной педиатрии
Subjects:
children
pandas
pans
cans
pitand
obsessive-compulsive syndrome
tic
hyperkinesis
streptococcus
etiology
diagnostics
management
Online Access:https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/2230
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Summary:PANS, or Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, is characterized by the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive syndrome and accompanied by anxiety, emotional lability and other symptoms. PANDAS, or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections, is a subtype of PANS. Modern data on PANS/PANDAS etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics and management is presented in this article. Therapeutic decisions on using anti-inflammatory and immunotropic therapy including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids, intravenous immunoglobulin, plasmapheresis, rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil are analysed.
ISSN:1682-5527
1682-5535

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