A set of autoimmune disease. Its manifestation, cause and management is explained in a nutshell

1. PANDAS
Dr. Suresh. S.S. Raja
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
Bharathidasan University College
Perambalur-621107
PREPARED ON 27.11.2016

3. Symptoms are…..

4. Neuropsychiatric conditions
Obsessions (e.g.,
preoccupation with
a fixed idea or an unwanted
feeling, often accompanied by
anxiety)
Compulsions (e.g., an
irresistible impulse to act,
regardless of the
rationality of the motivation)

5. Neuropsychiatric conditions- fear

6. Neuropsychiatric conditions - anxiety

9. Neuropsychiatric conditions - eneuresis

11. Dysgraphia

12. Dyscalcula

14. Conditions - Hyperactvity, impulsivity, fidgetiness or inability to
focus

17. Cause – molecular mimicry

18. Cause – molecular mimicry

19. Cause – molecular mimicry
PANDAS - an autoimmune
disorder in which antibodies
meant to fight strep
infections attack the basal
ganglia of the brain, resulting
in tic,TS,OCD

20. Diagnosis

21. Treatment

23. Conclusion
• “There are a terrible lot of lies going
around the world, and the worst of it is
half of them are true.”
Sir Winston Churchill British politician (1874 - 1965)
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