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Serum autoantibodies do not differentiate PANDAS and Tourette syndrome from controls
13 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An autoimmune-mediated mechanism has been proposed for both pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and Tourette syndrome (TS). Confirmatory evidence has, in part, been based on controversial findings of autoantibodies in the sera of children with these disorders. OBJECTIVE: To compare antineuronal antibody profiles in subjects with TS and PANDAS...
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