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The PANDAS Syndrome

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    Michael E. Pichichero

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  2. Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville , 3052, Australia

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Pichichero, M.E. (2009). The PANDAS Syndrome. In: Finn, A., Curtis, N., Pollard, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 634. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79838-7_17

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