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Article about TS and PANDAS


Kayanne

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An increase of 0.2 log or greater in strep titers following the onset of OCD/tic symptoms when compared with baseline levels would be considered a strong evidence for a correlation. Simply demonstrating the presence of elevated strep titers after the onset of OCD/tic symptoms is insufficient, as the presence of elevated titers is common in the 7–12 age group, even among children without symptoms of strep infections (Kaplan et al. 1998)

This suggests that during periods of relative symptomatic calm, a baseline titer should be checked and kept on file. When an relapse/exacerbation occurs, some days/a week later, have titers checked again. This, of course, ignores the mention of titers against Mycoplasma, etc.

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Sarahjane-

 

There was an MD named Kyle who worked with Dr. Leckman. Wonder if that is him (PANDAS article author- Kyle Williams).

 

Does anyone have any idea when the white paper is coming out and any idea if it will call for antibiotics? I hope so.

 

Colleen

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