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Neuropsychiatric-developmental model for the expression of tics, pervasive developmental disorder, and schizophreniform symptomatology associated with PANDAS

Andrea E. Cavanna Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Davide Martino Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Michael Orth Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Gavin Giovannoni Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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Jeremy S. Stern Department of Neurology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK
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Mary M. Robertson Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK
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Hugo D. Critchley Department of Psychiatry, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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Pages 1037-1038 | Received 26 Dec 2007, Published online: 08 Dec 2009

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