42 Helpful Research Articles on PANDAS and PANS

We’ve compiled a list of published research articles on PANDAS and PANS, presented in chronological order.

The controversy surrounding these conditions is reflected in the research. Many of the publications are offered as full (free) journal articles.

1. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): An Evolving Concept (2013)  Full article
2. The Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study for Young Children (POTS jr): Developmental Considerations in the Rationale, Design, and Methods (2012)  Full article
3. Anti-streptococcal, tubulin, and dopamine receptor 2 antibodies in children with PANDAS and Tourette syndrome: Single-point and longitudinal assessments. (2013) Abstract
4. Immune-mediated extrapyramidal movement disorders, including Sydenham chorea (2013) Abstract
5. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (2012)  Abstract
6. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders afterstreptococcus infection (2012) Full article
7. Clinical Factors Associated with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (2012) Full article
8. Lyme disease and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS): an overview (2012)  Full article
9. Clinical Factors Associated with PANDAS (2012)  Full article
10. Neurocognitive functioning in youth with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus  (2011) Abstract
11. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcus in identical siblings (2011)  Abstract
12. A review of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents (2011) Full article
13. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS): an indication for tonsillectomy (2011)  Abstract
14. Antibody binding to neuronal surface in Sydenham chorea, but not in PANDAS or Tourette syndrome  (2011) Full article
15. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2010) Full article
16. PANDAS and anorexia nervosa–a spotters’ guide: suggestions for medical assessment  (2010) Abstract
17. Acute postinfectious movement and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents  (2010)  Abstract
18. Maternal History of Autoimmune Disease in Children Presenting with Tics and/or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder  (2010) Full article
19. Passive transfer of streptococcus-induced antibodies reproduces behavioral disturbances in a mouse model of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection  (2010)  Abstract
20. The relationship between group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection and psychiatric symptoms: a pilot study (2009)  Abstract
21. The PANDAS subgroup of tic disorders and childhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder  (2009) Abstract
22. Cross-cutting issues and future directions for the OCD spectrum (2009) Abstract
23. Antineuronal antibodies in OCD: comparisons in children with OCD-only, OCD+chronic tics and OCD+PANDAS  (2009) Abstract
24. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococci (PANDAS): update  (2009) Abstract
25. Serum autoantibodies measured by immunofluorescence confirm a failure to differentiate PANDAS and Tourette syndrome from controls  (2009)  Abstract
26. Executive and Attention Functioning Among Children in the Pandas Subgroup (2009) Full Article
27. Challenges in the identification and treatment of PANDAS: a case series (2008)  Abstract
28. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcus: Comparison of Diagnosis and Treatment in the Community and at a Specialty Clinic  (2008) Full article
29. Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection: A Case-Control Study among Privately Insured Children (2008) Full article
30. Relationship of movements and behaviors to Group A Streptococcus infections in elementary school children (2007)  Abstract
31. Certain Eating Disorders May Be a Neuropsychiatric Manifestation of PANDAS: Case Report (2007) Full article
32. Antibody-mediated neuronal cell signaling in behavior and movement disorders (2006) Abstract
33. Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Immunological Abnormalities after Streptococcal Exposure: A Novel Rat Model of Sydenham Chorea and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (2001) Full article
34. Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin for obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders in childhood (1999)  Abstract
35. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections: clinical description of the first 50 cases (1998) Abstract-mediated neuronal cell signaling in behavior and movement disorders (2006) Abstract
36. Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Azithromycin or Penicillin for Childhood-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders  (2005) Full article
37. Tourette’s syndrome: a cross sectional study to examine the PANDAS hypothesis (2003) Full article
38. The PANDAS subgroup: recognition and treatment (2001) Abstract
39. Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Immunological Abnormalities after Streptococcal Exposure: A Novel Rat Model of Sydenham Chorea and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (2001) Full article
40. Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin for obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders in childhood (1999)  Abstract
41. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections: clinical description of the first 50 cases (1998) Abstract