2014
Disordered Eating and Food Restrictions in Children with PANDAS/PANS
Toufexis MD, Hommer R, Gerardi DM, Grant P, Rothschild L, D'Souza P, Williams K, Leckman J, Swedo SE, Murphy TK. Disordered Eating and Food Restrictions in Children with PANDAS/PANS. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2014, 25: 48-56. PMID: 25329522, PMCID: PMC4340640, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2014.0063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeClinical presentationRestrictive food intake disorderFood intake disorderFear of chokingSymptom onsetMale predominanceNeuropsychiatric symptomsNeuropsychiatric syndromeSudden onsetFood intakeFood refusalDiagnostic criteriaFood restrictionMental disordersYounger ageBody image distortionStreptococcal bacteriaStatistical ManualSymptomsTreatment implicationsDisordersPresentationSensory issuesChildren
2010
The Immunobiology of Tourette's Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus, and Related Disorders: A Way Forward
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. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2010, 20: 317-331. PMID: 20807070, PMCID: PMC4003464, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2010.0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup A StreptococcusObsessive-compulsive disorderSydenham's choreaTourette's disorderRheumatic feverNeuropsychiatric symptomsPediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersA StreptococcusCommon anatomic areasNeuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity symptomsImmune dysfunctionUnknown etiologyBasal gangliaChildhood obsessive-compulsive disorderSudden onsetDisorders AssociatedMotor ticsVocal ticsTherapeutic aspectsThalamic sitesReference listsAnatomic areas
2002
Obsessive-compulsive disorders in children. Subtypes of OCD and their relation to infection with group A streptococci.
Thomsen PH, Leckman J. Obsessive-compulsive disorders in children. Subtypes of OCD and their relation to infection with group A streptococci. Ugeskrift For Laeger 2002, 164: 3763-7. PMID: 12362609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSubtype of OCDBeta-haemolytic streptococciBody dysmorphic disorderAdult onsetSudden onsetNeurological abnormalitiesClinical consequencesPenicillin treatmentTourette syndromeSpecific subtypesObsessive-compulsive symptomsSuch disordersSubtypesDysmorphic disorderDisordersSyndromeInfectionDevelopmental disordersMore boysPresent reviewOnsetStreptococciRemissionRelapse