title: Acute postinfectious movement and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
abstract: The authors report 4 children and adolescents who had the acute onset of a movement and psychiatric disorder after a febrile illness. The differential diagnosis includes poststreptococcal syndromes (Sydenham chorea, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection [PANDAS], acute disseminated encephalomyelitis) and other postinfectious conditions. Their cases illustrate difficulties in making an accurate diagnosis and determining proper therapy and they recommend a standard diagnostic approach. More research is needed to clarify the nature, causes, and appropriate treatment of these types of disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mink
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurlan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult