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quali esami effettuare se si sospetta il Pandas? What to do if you suspect PANDAS: - Do a throat culture for Group A B-Hemolytic Strep - Do a blood test to check for elevated antibody levels against the following streptococcal, B-cell and brain antigens: 1. Antibodies to the extra cellular products of Group A Streptococci which collectively are named Streptozyme - Streptolysin O (SO) - Streptokinase (SK) - Hyaluronidase (SH) - Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) - Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotidase (NADase) 2. Antibodies to streptococcal cell components - M5 peptide - M12 peptide - M19 peptide 3. Antibodies to B-cell autoantigen - D8/17 4. Anti-brain antibodies - Myelin basic protein - Ganglioside (Asialoganglioside GM1) What to do if you suspect PANDAS: - Do a throat culture for Group A B-Hemolytic Strep - Do a blood test to check for elevated antibody levels against the following streptococcal, B-cell and brain antigens: 1. Antibodies to the extra cellular products of Group A Streptococci which collectively are named Streptozyme - Streptolysin O (SO) - Streptokinase (SK) - Hyaluronidase (SH) - Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) - Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotidase (NADase) 2. Antibodies to streptococcal cell components - M5 peptide - M12 peptide - M19 peptide 3. Antibodies to B-cell autoantigen - D8/17 4. Anti-brain antibodies - Myelin basic protein - Ganglioside (Asialoganglioside GM1)
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