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DictionarySeepandaPANDAS
PANDAS (pan'dăz), Acronym for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections.pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococci, PANDASAny of the childhood behavioral disorders (esp. tic disorders, Tourette's syndrome, and obsessive-compulsive disorder) that begin before puberty and are associated with and worsened by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections (e.g., strep throat or scarlet fever). Researchers suspect that an autoimmune response to the infection is responsible for the syndrome. PANDAS
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PANDAS➣Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection |
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