Lack of Association of Group A Streptococcal Infections and Onset of Tics: European Multicenter Tics in Children Study.
Anette-Eleonore SchragDavide MartinoHanyuying WangGareth AmblerNoa Benaroya-MilsteinMaura ButtiglioneFrancesco CardonaRoberta CretiAndroulla EfstratiouTammy HedderlyIsobel HeymanChaim HuyserPablo MirAstrid MorerNatalie MollNorbert E MüllerKirsten R Müller-VahlKerstin J PlessenCesare PorcelliRenata RizzoVeit RoessnerMarkus SchwarzZsanett TarnokSusanne WalitzaAndrea DietrichPieter J Hoekstranull nullPublished in: Neurology (2022)
This study provides Class I evidence that group A streptococcal exposure does not associate with the development of tics in children with first-degree relatives with chronic tic disorder.
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