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06/20/2026

06/18/2026

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06/17/2026

Neuroimmune hosts a private FB group for patients and families that strives to be a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for families facing PANS, PANDAS, encephalitis, and related inflammatory brain conditions.

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06/16/2026

Join a global community of clinicians advancing care for neuroimmune conditions. Learn, collaborate, and apply real-world insights through the NeuroimmuneFoundation’s ECHO program.

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06/15/2026

"Abstract: Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections, Sydenham chorea, and other postinfectious psychiatric deteriorations are thought to be caused by inflammatory/autoimmune mechanisms, likely involving the basal ganglia based on imaging studies. Patients have a relapsing-remitting course and some develop severe refractory psychiatric disease. We found that 55/193 (28%) of consecutive patients meeting PANS criteria developed chronic arthritis and 25/121 (21%) of those with related psychiatric deteriorations developed chronic arthritis. Here we describe 7 of these patients in detail and one sibling. Many of our patients often have “dry” arthritis (no effusions found on physical exam) but subtle effusions detected by imaging and features of spondyloarthritis, enthesitis, and synovitis. Joint capsule thickening, not previously reported in children, is a common finding in the presented cases and in psoriatic arthritis in adults. Due to the severity of psychiatric symptoms in some cases, which often overshadow joint symptoms, and concomitant sensory dysregulation (making the physical exam unreliable in the absence of effusions), we rely on imaging to improve sensitivity and specificity of the arthritis classification. We also report the immunomodulatory treatments of these 7 patients (initially nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with escalation to biologic medications) and note any coincidental changes to their arthritis and psychiatric symptoms while on immunomodulation. Patients with overlapping psychiatric syndromes and arthritis may have a unifying cause and pose unique challenges; a multi-disciplinary team can utilize imaging to tailor and coordinate treatment for this patient population."
Access the full article here: https://karger.com/dne/article/45/6/325/843568/Arthritis-in-Children-with-Psychiatric

06/15/2026

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Look at pictures of Jack Gilson today and you see a happy, healthy ten-year-old boy. He is, says his father Neil, proudly: 'Doing amazingly at school, he's bright and sociable. And he's really good at sport.'

06/14/2026

Neuroimmune Foundation has many recorded webinars as a free resource for patients and families! View them here:
https://neuroimmune.org/patient-and-family-resources/pans-pandas-webinars/

06/13/2026