Case Studies

A case study is when a single person, group, or event is investigated and observations are summarized. The following is a sample of cases studies relating to PANDAS.

• Case Files: “Max” and his Strep-Induced Psychiatric Illness

• A case of PANDAS with Kleine-Levin type periodic hypersomnia

• Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): A Case Report

• PANDAS: An indication for tonsillectomy

• PANDAS in Identical Siblings

• Stuttering onset associated with streptococcal infection: A case suggesting stuttering as PANDAS
  Also see: Triggering Events for Stuttering Onset

• PANDAS: pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections–an uncommon, but important indication for tonsillectomy.

• Strep and Urinary Frequency…Is There a Connection?

• A 7-year-Old Boy with ADHD later experience sudden onset of PANDAS symptoms and diagnosed with PANDAS
  “There is considerable research associating PANDAS with the symptoms of childhood-onset OCD, tic disorder, and ADHD. However, there are limited studies showing an association between the symptoms of PDD (particularly the subtypes of autism and Asperger’s syndrome) and PANDAS. 6 The objective of this case report is to highlight the above-mentioned association so that the level of awareness is increased and appropriate measures are taken early during the course of symptoms. “

• A Case of Myoclonic Symptoms After Streptococcal Infection: Possible PANDAS Variant

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and obsessive-compulsive disease: a case report

• Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders and streptococcal infections: role of otolaryngologist

• PANDAS Variant and Body Dysmorphic Disorder 
  BDD associated with infection can also be found in Toward a Neurobiology of Body Dysmorphic Disorder