ENT involvement and orobuccal movements' disorders in Pandas patients: assessment and rehabilitations tools

PANDAS are known as the spectrum of autoimmune pathologies related to a previous or current infection by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (SBEGA), dealing with several neuropsychiatric manifestations that mainly affect pediatric age. The main features consist of behavioral disease or movement disease characterized by acute-onset, presenting especially through infant period or adolescence. Specific manifestations, occurring during the progression of the disease, are the presence of otorhinolaryngologic symptoms (ENT) and orofacial movement disorders associated with temporomandibular joint pain.