<P> Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections ( PANDAS ) is a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive - compulsive disorder ( OCD ) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta - hemolytic streptococcal ( GABHS ) infections . The proposed link between infection and these disorders is that an initial autoimmune reaction to a GABHS infection produces antibodies that interfere with basal ganglia function , causing symptom exacerbations . It has been proposed that this autoimmune response can result in a broad range of neuropsychiatric symptoms . </P>
<P> Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections ( PANDAS ) is a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive - compulsive disorder ( OCD ) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta - hemolytic streptococcal ( GABHS ) infections . The proposed link between infection and these disorders is that an initial autoimmune reaction to a GABHS infection produces antibodies that interfere with basal ganglia function , causing symptom exacerbations . It has been proposed that this autoimmune response can result in a broad range of neuropsychiatric symptoms . </P>
what is p a n d a s
what is p a n d a s
a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive - compulsive disorder ( OCD ) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta - hemolytic streptococcal ( GABHS ) infections
a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive - compulsive disorder ( OCD ) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta - hemolytic streptococcal ( GABHS ) infections