Descriptive analysis of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with Streptococcus infection (PANDAS) in a cohort of 65 Italian patients

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 65 children and adolescents with PANDAS in this report.