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Chandra AM, Keilp JG, Fallon BA. Correlates of perceived health-related quality of life in post-treatment Lyme encephalopathy. Psychosomatics. 2013 Nov-Dec;54(6):552-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Jul 9. PMID: 23845316; PMCID: PMC5507690. […]

Hornig M. The role of microbes and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illness. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2013 Jul;25(4):488-795. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e32836208de. PMID: 23656715. Summary: Microbes, both pathogenic and commensal, can […]

Hornig M, Lipkin WI. Immune-mediated animal models of Tourette syndrome. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Jul;37(6):1120-38. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.007. “Demonstration of the ability to recreate these abnormalities through passive transfer of serum […]

Jacek E, Fallon BA, Chandra A, Crow MK, Wormser GP, Alaedini A. Increased IFNα activity and differential antibody response in patients with a history of Lyme disease and persistent cognitive […]

Rhee H, Cameron D. Lyme disease and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS): an overview. Int J Gen Med. 2012;5:163-174 https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S24212 B. burgdorferi and GAβHS are very […]

Murphy TK, Kurlan R, Leckman J. The immunobiology of Tourette’s disorder, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus, and related disorders: a way forward. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2010 Aug;20(4):317-31. […]

Yaddanapudi K, Hornig M, Serge R, De Miranda J, Baghban A, Villar G, Lipkin WI. Passive transfer of streptococcus-induced antibodies reproduces behavioral disturbances in a mouse model of pediatric autoimmune […]

HCP, October 4, 2009 Read Article In addition, patients may be emotionally labile and demonstrate crying, grimacing, or restlessness. Speech often is slurred. These emotional and behavioral changes tend to […]

Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Christopher J. Hammond, David Luckenbaugh, Jason Buhle, Audrey E. Thurm, B. J. Casey & Susan E. Swedo (2009) Executive and Attention Functioning Among Children in the PANDAS […]

Calkin CV, Carandang CG. Certain eating disorders may be a neuropsychiatric manifestation of PANDAS: case report. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007;16(3):132-5. PMID: 18421369; PMCID: PMC2247422.

Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR, Mann G, Adkins J, Merlo LJ, Duke D, Munson M, Swaine Z, Goodman WK. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PANDAS-related obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from a preliminary […]

Murphy, Tanya & Storch, Eric & Strawser, Melissa & Ba,. (2006). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced behavioral activation in the PANDAS subtype. Primary Psychiatry. 13. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) […]