Role of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in parental satisfaction of treatments for PANDAS
Navin Prasad, Stephanie Y. Johng, Daniel Powell, Matthew Williams, Elizabeth Latimer, Earl H. Harley, Role of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in parental satisfaction of treatments for PANDAS, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021, 102963, ISSN 0196-0709, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102963.
“Caregivers reported a decreasing frequency of symptoms over time regardless of treatment and had no difference in satisfaction. T&A was the most preferred treatment and the most impactful on symptoms for surgical patients. Given the challenges of immunologic therapies, T&A in combination with antibiotics should be considered as an early intervention for PANDAS.”