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2019

A Pediatric Infectious Disease Perspective on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

Wald, Ellen
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal-2019

In 2013, a PANS Consensus Conference was convened at Stanford University, and several consensus statements have been published in recent years. The existence of PANDAS has been controversial from the time of its first publication. For those of us familiar with the sequelae of streptococcal disease and the concerns of community physicians faced with the care of children with these neuropsychiatric symptoms, the controversy has proven to be a disservice to both pediatricians and families. It has fostered a dismissive attitude toward important clinical observations.