Antibodies against neuronal receptors and synaptic proteins are associated with
autoimmune encephalitides (AE) that produce movement and psychiatric disorders. In order …

Streptococcus pyogenes infections have been associated with two autoimmune diseases of
the CNS: Sydenham's chorea (SC) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders …

Abstract Introduction: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is
characterized by the sudden onset of severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms and/or eating …

Background: Sudden-onset severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms and/or severely
restrictive food intake with at least two coinciding, similarly debilitating neuropsychiatric …

Deficits in empathy, the ability to share an emotion of another individual, constitute a
hallmark of several psychopathological conditions, including conduct disorder. The co …

This review evaluates current knowledge about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with
the goal of providing a roadmap for future directions in research on the …

Deficits in empathy have been proposed to constitute a hallmark of several psychiatric
disturbances like conduct disorder, antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders. Limited …

Group A streptococcal (GAS) infection is associated with a spectrum of autoimmune
diseases including acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (ARF/RHD) and …

Prenatal viral/bacterial infections are considered risk factors for autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) and rodent models of maternal immune activation (MIA) have been developed and …

Objective: Accumulating evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory interventions can
modulate neuropsychiatric symptoms. Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome …