Association of Group A Streptococcus Exposure and Exacerbations of Chronic Tic Disorders: A Multinational Prospective Cohort Study.
Davide MartinoAnette SchragZacharias AnastasiouAlan ApterNoa Benaroya-MilsteinMaura ButtiglioneFrancesco CardonaRoberta CretiAndroulla EfstratiouTammy HedderlyIsobel HeymanChaim HuyserMarcos MadrugaPablo MirAstrid MorerNanette Mol DebesNatalie MollNorbert E MüllerKirsten Müller-VahlAlexander MunchauPeter NagyKerstin Jessica PlessenCesare PorcelliRenata RizzoVeit RoessnerJaana SchnellMarkus SchwarzLiselotte SkovTamar SteinbergZsanett TarnokSusanne WalitzaAndrea DietrichPieter J Hoekstranull nullPublished in: Neurology (2021)
This study does not support GAS exposures as contributing factors for tic exacerbations in children with CTD. Specific workup or active management of GAS infections is unlikely to help modify the course of tics in CTD and is therefore not recommended.