Research Roundup

Neuroimmunology research is rapidly advancing our understanding of inflammatory brain disorders and neuroimmune conditions. Explore key studies below, or visit our Publications page for publications specific to PANS/PANDAS.

  • The Distinctive Psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody Encephalitis Compared with Primary Psychoses: An International, Multicentre, Retrospective Phenotypic Analysis

    The Lancet | Psychiatry
    December 12, 2025

  • Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Treatment on Depressive Symptom Severity and Anhedonia in Depressed Individuals With Elevated Inflammation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    American Journal of Psychiatry
    December 9, 2025

  • Neuropsychiatric Associations of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and its Implications with Mental Health and Depression

    Research Gate
    October 1, 2025

  • Epigenetic, Ribosomal, and Immune Dysregulation in Paediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

    Nature | Molecular Psychiatry
    August 30, 2025

  • Single-Cell RNA Seq in Sydenham Chorea Shows B Cell HLA-DR/DQ Upregulation and Plasma Cell Proteasomal Activation

    Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
    August 26, 2025

  • The Immune/Inflammatory Underpinnings of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: A Scoping Review

    MDPI
    August 11, 2025

  • Validation of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)-Related Pediatric Treatment Evaluation Checklist (PTEC)

    MDPI
    July 28, 2025

  • Association of Viral RNAs in the Choroid Plexus with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia and Evidence for the Hepatitis C Virus Involvement in Neuropathology

    PubMed.gov
    July 14, 2025

  • REM Sleep Atonia in Patients with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Implications for Pathophysiology

    Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
    May 1, 2025

  • Pediatric Post-infectious Neuroinflammatory Syndromes Come to the Fore

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    April 26, 2025

  • Immunological Drivers and Potential Novel Drug Targets for Major Psychiatric, Neurodevelopmental, and Neurodegenerative Conditions

    Nature | Molecular Psychiatry
    April 25, 2025

  • Defining Clinical Course of Patients Evaluated for Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Phenotypic Classification Based on 10 Years of Clinical Data

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    April 4, 2025

  • New-onset OCD and juvenile enthesitis related arthritis after COVID-19 (Three Cases)

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    April 2, 2025

  • Sudden Onset Disordered Eating Behaviors and Appetite Issues in a Local Clinical Cohort of Children With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)

    International Journal of Eating Disorders
    March 31, 2025

  • Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Children and Adolescents following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Series

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    March 24, 2025

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Autoimmunity in Youth: Clinical Course Before and After Rituximab +/− Adjunctive Immunomodulation

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    March 10, 2025

  • Neurological Soft Signs at Presentation in Patients With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

    JAMA Network
    March 7, 2025

  • Pathogenic Variants in Chromatin-Related Genes: Linking Immune Dysregulation to Neuroregression and Acute Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology / Wiley
    February 22, 2025

  • Eight Cases of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Immunologic Intersections

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience
    February 10, 2025

  • IL-17 in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Pediatric Patients with Acute Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Implications for PANDAS and PANS

    European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
    January 7, 2025

  • Naproxen Adjunct to Fluoxetine for Moderate-to-severe Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

    Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences / Wiley
    October 1, 2024

  • IVIG Response in Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Correlates with Reduction in Pro-inflammatory Monocytes and Neuropsychiatric Measures

    Frontiers in Immunology
    October 3, 2024

  • Strep Throat and the Backstory for PANS and PANDAS

    JAMA Network
    July 30, 2024

  • Development of Autoimmune Diseases Among Children With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

    JAMA Network
    July 30, 2024

  • Transcobalamin Receptor Antibodies in Autoimmune Vitamin B12 Central Deficiency

    Science Translational Medicine 16
    June 26, 2024

  • Neurofeedback for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial

    Psychiatry Research 328
    October 2023

  • Anti–SARS-CoV-2 and Autoantibody Profiles in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of 3 Teenaged Patients With COVID-19 and Subacute Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

    JAMA Neurology
    October 25, 2021

  • Absence of Neuronal Autoantibodies in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Annals of Neurology 88 (6)
    September 19, 2020

  • Found: The Dial in the Brain that Controls the Immune System

    Nature
    May 1, 2024

  • Psychiatry’s Blind Spots: Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers

    The Economist
    – Science and Technology –
    April 24, 2024

  • Antipsychotic Medications Associated with Increased Length of Hospital Stay in Autoimmune Encephalitis and Multiple Sclerosis: A Retrospective Study

    Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 124
    June 2024

  • Streptococcal Serology in Children With Stuttering

    Sage Journals
    April 9, 2024

  • Postinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    September 22, 2023

  • Prospects and Pitfalls of Plasma Complement C4 in Schizophrenia: Building a Better Biomarker

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    September 21, 2023

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorders with Inflammation

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    November 9, 2023

  • Clinicopathologic Characteristics of PANDAS in a Young Adult: A Case Report

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    September 12, 2023

  • Evaluation of C4 Gene Copy Number in Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    June 28, 2023

  • Long COVID Syndrome Presenting as Neuropsychiatric Exacerbations in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights for Treatment

    Journal of Personalized Medicine
    November 2, 2022

  • Arthritis in Children with Psychiatric Deteriorations: A Case Series

    Karger Developmental Neuroscience 45
    May 12, 2023

  • Autoantibodies in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review

    Nature | Translational Psychiatry
    July 3, 2023

  • Screen Time and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among Children 9–10 Years Old: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Journal of Adolescent Health
    March 2023

  • Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression

    “The new finding is monumental in that it suggests that PPD is likely caused, at least in part, by inflammation.”

    UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine
    February 20, 2023

  • Evaluation of Brain-Body Health in Individuals with Common Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    JAMA Psychiatry
    April 26, 2023

  • Autoimmune Encephalitis Criteria in Clinical Practice

    Neurology: Clinical Practice
    April 25, 2023

  • Immunosuppressants Linked to Severe Reactions in People with Common Genetic Profile

    Stanford Medicine
    November 17, 2021

  • Neuroimmune Cell Signaling in Covid-19

    Frontiers in Immunology
    Research Topic 2022–2023

  • Further Understanding of Neuro-Immune Interactions in Allergy: Implications in Pathophysiology and Role in Disease Progression

    DovePress
    September 10, 2022

  • Tractography-based Versus Anatomical Landmark-Based Targeting in Valic Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Molecular Psychiatry
    September 7, 2022

  • Elevated Biomarkers Associated with PASC Phenotype

    NeurologyToday
    September 5, 2022

  • In Vivo Detection of Macromolecule Free Radicals in Mouse Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy Using a New MRI and Immunospin Trapping Strategy

    DovePress
    September 1, 2022

  • How the Brain’s Housekeeper Malfunctions During Bacterial Meningitis

    EurekAlert!
    August 29, 2022

  • A New Lyme Disease Test in Development May Help Improve Treatment

    Science Friday
    August 26, 2022

  • Pneumolysin Boosts the Neuroinflammatory Response to Streptococcus Pneumoniae Through Enhanced Endocytosis

    Nature Communications
    August 26, 2022

  • Research Round-up: Depression

    Nature
    August 24, 2022

  • Cytokine Dynamics and Targeted Immunotherapies in Autoimmune Encephalitis

    BRAIN Communications
    August 20, 2022

  • Cytokine Profile of Pediatric Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive and/or Movement Disorder Symptoms: A Review

    Frontiers in Pediatrics
    August 19, 2022

  • Study Shows Viruses Can Kill Gut Bacteria of Crohn’s, Bowel Disease

    Israel21c
    August 16, 2022

  • Vitamin D supplements may help reduce chronic inflammation, study finds

    Medical News Today
    August 15, 2022

  • Vitamin D Supplements’ Link to Depression Investigated in New Meta-Analysis

    Technology Networks
    August 15, 2022

  • Epidural Nerve Block with Lidocaine Leads to Clearance of Psoriatic Skin Lesions

    EurekAlert!
    August 10, 2022

  • Biallelic PAX5 Mutations Cause Hypogammaglobulinemia, Sensorimotor Deficits, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Journal of Experimental Medicine
    August 10, 2022

  • Neuroinflammation Microstructural Evidence: Psychological Symptoms & Pain in Fibromyalgia

    Physicians Weekly
    August 9, 2022

  • Reflecting on the Immunopathology of Arthritis Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Do We Know and What Should We Know?

    PubMed.gov
    May 11, 2022

  • Association of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome with Microstructural Differences in Brain Regions Detected via Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    JAMA Network
    May 4, 2020

  • Antibodies May Provide a New Treatment for OCD

    National Herald
    April 22, 2020

  • Schizophrenia is Associated With an Aberrant Immune Response to Epstein-Barr Virus

    PubMed.gov
    September 11, 2019

  • Efficacy of Adjunctive Infliximab vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adults With Bipolar I/II Depression

    JAMA Psychiatry
    May 8, 2019

  • Association of Exposure to Infections in Childhood With Risk of Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls

    JAMA Psychiatry
    April 24, 2019

  • Montelukast and Neuropsychiatric Events in Children with Asthma: A Nested Case-control Study

    Journal of Pediatrics
    March 21, 2019

  • Immunoglobulin A Dysgammaglobulinemia Is Associated with Pediatric-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    PubMed Central
    March 20, 2019

  • Case Study: Bartonella and Sudden-Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia

    NC State University
    March 18, 2019

  • Psychotic Symptoms in Youth with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (Pans) May Reflect Syndrome Severity and Heterogeneity

    PubMed Central
    March 18, 2019

  • Microbes and Monoamines: Potential Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Dysbiosis

    ScienceDirect
    February 26, 2019

  • Recurrent Group A Streptococcus Tonsillitis is an Immunosusceptibility Disease Involving Antibody Deficiency and Aberrant ᵗᶠH Cells

    Science Translational Medicine
    February 6, 2019

  • The Gut Microbiome from Patients with Schizophrenia Modulates the Glutamate-Glutamine-GABA Cycle and Schizophrenia-Relevant Behaviors in Mice

    Science Advances
    February 6, 2019

  • Maternal Thyroid Autoimmunity Associated with Acute‐onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Global Regression in Offspring

    Wiley Case Series
    February 5, 2019

  • Rapamycin Alleviates Inflammation by Up-Regulating Tgf-Β/Smad Signaling in a Mouse Model of Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    PubMed Central
    January 30, 2019

  • Psychotic Symptoms in Youth with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) May Reflect Syndrome Severity and Heterogeneity

    Journal of Psychiatric Research
    December 31, 2018

  • The Burden of Caring for a Child or Adolescent With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): An Observational Longitudinal Study

    PubMed.gov
    December 11, 2018

  • GABA-Modulating Bacteria of the Human Gut Microbiota

    Nature Microbiology
    December 10, 2018

  • Aspirin Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Interleukin-11–mediated Protection of Regulatory T Cells

    Science Signaling
    November 27, 2018

  • Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection and Valacyclovir Treatment in Schizophrenia: Results from the Vista Study

    ScienceDirect
    November 23, 2018

  • Mast Cells at the Crossroads of Microbiota and IBD

    European Journal of Microbiology
    November 9, 2018

  • Neuropsychiatric Lupus with Antibody-mediated Striatal Encephalitis

    American Journal of Neuroradiology
    November 2018

  • An Atypical Presentation of Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Responding to Plasmapheresis Treatment

    PubMed Central
    June 28, 2018

  • Neuroimmune Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Children in the Molecular Era

    Nature Reviews Neurology
    June 20, 2018

  • Anti-neuronal and Anti-microbial Immunity Link CaMKII and Autism Spectrum Disorder with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

    Journal of Immunology
    May 1, 2018

  • Advances in Biomarker-guided Therapy for Pediatric- and Adult-onset Neuroinflammatory Disorders: Targeting Chemokines/Cytokines

    PubMed Central
    March 5, 2018

  • A Clinical Approach to New-Onset Psychosis Associated with Immune Dysregulation: The Concept of Autoimmune Psychosis

    PubMed Central
    February 13, 2018

  • Successful Treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia and Mast Cell Activation Syndromes Using Naltrexone, Immunoglobulin and Antibiotic Treatment

    PubMed Central
    January 11, 2018

  • Autoimmune Encephalitis with GABAₐ Receptor Antibodies in a 10-year-old Girl

    ScienceDirect
    December 22, 2017

  • Effect of Early and Prophylactic Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Flare Duration in PANS: An Observational Study of Patients Followed by an Academic Community-Based PANS Clinic

    PubMed Central
    September 1, 2017

  • Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part III—Treatment and Prevention of Infections

    Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
    September 1, 2017

  • Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part II—Use of Immunomodulatory Therapies

    Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
    September 1, 2017

  • Neurotransmitters: the Critical Modulators Regulating Gut-Brain Axis

    PubMed Central
    April 10, 2017

  • Effects of Bumetanide on Neurobehavioral Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Translational Psychiatry
    March 14, 2017

  • Autoimmune Encephalopathies

    PubMed Central
    October 14, 2014

  • The Dopaminergic System in Autoimmune Diseases

    PubMed Central
    March 21, 2014

  • Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis: an Unusual Cause of Autistic Regression in a Toddler

    PubMed.gov
    October 3, 2013

  • IL-1β And TNF-α Induce Neurotoxicity Through Glutamate Production: a Potential Role for Neuronal Glutaminase

    PubMed.gov
    May 3, 2013

  • Frequency of Neuro-Psychiatric Dysfunction in Anti-SSA/SSB Exposed Children With and Without Neonatal Lupus

    PubMed.gov
    December 14, 2009