Abstract
4/2005
vol. 43
REVIEW PAPER Neurological involvement in patients with rheumatic fever
RU 2005; 43, 4: 211–215
Online publish date: 2005/08/24
Sydenham’s chorea and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) are clinical, neurological manifestations in rheumatic fever. Sydenham’s chorea is one of the diagnostic criteria of rheumatic fever. PANDAS is a group of neurological and psychiatric symptoms included: obsessive-compulsive disorders, tics and coexisting neurological signs. It is thought that all these manifestations have autoimmune pathogenesis.
Keywords
Sydenham’s chorea, rheumatic fever, PANDAS
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