Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) misdiagnosed as autism spectrum disorder

Immunol Lett. 2018 Nov:203:52-53. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.09.009. Epub 2018 Sep 15.

Authors

Marcus Vinicius M Goncalves¹, Rodrigo Harger¹, Vera Braatz¹, Laura F Parolin¹, Audred C Biondo Eboni¹, Maria Aparecida N Fontana², Andrea Anacleto³, Yara Dadalti Fragoso⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Universidade da Regiao de Joinville, UNIVILLE, Joinville, SC, Brazil.
² Department of Psychiatry, Universidade da Regiao de Joinville, UNIVILLE, Joinville SC, Brazil.
³ Department of Neurology, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, UNIMES, Santos, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, UNIMES, Santos, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: yara@bsnet.com.br.

PMID: 30222991
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.09.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Autism Spectrum Disorder* / diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / immunology
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / physiopathology
Child
Diagnostic Errors*
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders* / diagnosis
Mental Disorders* / immunology
Mental Disorders* / physiopathology
Neuroimmunomodulation*
Syndrome