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. 2019 Mar 4;5(2):e25. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2019.10

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Fig. 1 — Symptom load at disorder onset and episodic course.

(a) Time of onset of paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS)-related symptoms measuring with the PANS/PANDAS Related Symptom Inventory (PPRSI) and (b) time of onset of severe psychiatric symptoms measured using the Signs of Severity Questionnaire (SOSQ). Each symptom could be rated as present at several times (i.e. both before and after onset). Disorder onset was defined during the interview. (c) and (d) Show the proportion of present symptoms reported to have an episodic versus non-episodic course. (c) Shows PANS-related symptoms measured with the PPRSI and (d) shows severe psychiatric symptoms measured with the SOSQ. Each symptom was reported either as ‘episodic’ or ‘non-episodic’. PANDAS, paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections.