Kovacevic Miro, Grant Paul, Swedo Susan E
1 Loyola University School of Medicine , Maywood, Illinois. Private practice, Hinsdale, Illinois.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2015 Feb;25(1):65-9. doi: 10.1089/cap.2014.0067. Epub 2015 Feb 6.
This is a case series describing 12 youths treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS). Although it is a clinically based series, the case reports provide new information about the short-term benefits of IVIG therapy, and are the first descriptions of long-term outcome for PANDAS patients.
这是一个病例系列,描述了12名接受静脉注射免疫球蛋白(IVIG)治疗与链球菌感染相关的小儿自身免疫性神经精神障碍(PANDAS)的青少年。尽管这是一个基于临床的系列,但病例报告提供了关于IVIG治疗短期益处的新信息,并且是对PANDAS患者长期预后的首次描述。