Arthritis in Children with Psychiatric Deteriorations: A Case Series

• Published in: Developmental neuroscience Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 325 - 334
• Main Authors: Ma, Meiqian, Sandberg, Jesse, Farhadian, Bahare, Silverman, Melissa, Xie, Yuhuan, Thienemann, Margo, Frankovich, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Arthritis - complications; Autoimmune Diseases - complications; Autoimmune Diseases - diagnosis; Autoimmune Diseases - drug therapy; Brief Report; Child; Humans; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - drug therapy; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology; Streptococcal Infections - complications; Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis; Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy; Syndrome; Arthritis; Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome; Enthesitis; Psychiatric disorder

Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections, Sydenham chorea, and other postinfectious psychiatric deteriorations are thought to be caused by inflammatory/autoimmune mechanisms, likely involving the b...