Serial Immune Markers Do Not Correlate With Clinical Exacerbations in Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections

Abstract

The failure of immune markers to correlate with clinical exacerbations in children with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections raises serious concerns about the viability of autoimmunity as a pathophysiological mechanism in this disorder.