Clinical overview of a cohort of 87 Italian patients with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus infection (PANDAS)

PANDAS is an acronym for “pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcal infection” proposed in 1998 to identify a subgroup of patients with unusually abrupt onset of obsessive/compulsive signs and tics. We describe our experience related to 87 children and adolescents with PANDAS in this report.