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The relationship between group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection and psychiatric symptoms: a pilot study.
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The Turkish journal of pediatrics [Turk J Pediatr] 2009 Jul-Aug; Vol. 51 (4), pp. 317-24. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to test if children with group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection (GABHS) are more likely to develop neuropsychiatric symptoms or the syndrome of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS) compared to children with GABHS-negative throat cultures. Children aged 8 to 12 years (n = 81) with upper respiratory tract infection were assessed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children - Present and Lifetime Version, Children's Yale Brown Obsession Compulsion Scale, Yale Global Tic Severity Scale, Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 4-18, Conners Parent Rating Scale, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children at baseline and six weeks later. One case of PANDAS was diagnosed and no other differences were observed between groups and time points. It was suggested that GABHS infection may be a triggering factor for PANDAS in some genetically prone individuals.
- Subjects :
- Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders epidemiology
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology
Pharyngitis microbiology
Pilot Projects
Respiratory Tract Infections microbiology
Streptococcal Infections psychology
Tonsillitis microbiology
Anxiety Disorders epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections epidemiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0041-4301
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Turkish journal of pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19950837