Opinion statement Early recognition of group A streptococcal pharyngitis and appropriate
management with benzathine penicillin using local clinical prediction rules together with …

Infections, and the resulting immune response to these infections, have recently received
increased recognition as pathogenic mechanisms for neuropsychiatric disorders …

Recent reports of autoantibodies that bind to neuronal surface receptors or synaptic proteins
have defined treatable forms of autoimmune encephalitis. Despite these developments …

Background Sydenham's chorea (SC), the neurologic manifestation of rheumatic fever,
remains the most prevalent form of chorea in children. Suggested treatments of chorea in SC …

Movement disorders in children are causally and clinically heterogeneous and present in a
challenging developmental context. Treatment options are broad ranging, from …

Sydenham's chorea is an autoimmune chorea emerging after a group A beta-hemolytic
streptococcal (GABHS) infection, ie a rheumatic chorea with or without the presence of …

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) is
characterized by an abrupt (24–48 hours) onset of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) …

The basal ganglia are deep nuclei in the brain that include the caudate, putamen, globus
pallidus, and substantia nigra. Pathological processes involving the basal ganglia often …

Despite growing recognition, neuropsychiatric diseases associated with infections are a
major unsolved problem worldwide. Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections can cause …

Sydenham's chorea (SC) is the neurologic expression of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
Despite the declining incidence of ARF worldwide, it remains the most common cause of …