Altered cerebral glucose metabolism normalized in a patient with a pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder after streptococcal infection (PANDAS)-like condition following treatment with plasmapheresis: a case report

Altered cerebral glucose metabolism normalized in a patient with a pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder after streptococcal infection (PANDAS)-like condition following treatment with plasmapheresis: a case report

Abstract Background Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder after streptococcal infection (PANDAS) is a specific autoimmune response to group-A streptococcal infections in children and adolescents with a sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorders or tic-like symptoms. Cerebral metabolic c...

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Main Authors: A. H. Nave, P. Harmel, R. Buchert, L. Harms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
PANDAS
PET-CT
Plasmapheresis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1063-y

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