Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Children and Adolescents following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Series
The pediatric cases presented share acute onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, tics, neurobehavioral and physiological symptoms, with significant response to treatments targeting inflammation in combination with psychiatric and psychological interventions. Ongoing study and identification of this phenomenon of abrupt neuropsychiatric changes following SARS-CoV-2 infection may lead to more effective treatments with potential application to broader populations.
Authors
- Michael V. Heinz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-0508)
- Jennifer Frankovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-5617)
- Juliette C. Madan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-1368)
- Matthew Goff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-1536)
- Daniel Albert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6269-8294)
- Richard P. Morse
- Mohamed T. Jasser
- Thomas Ferland
- Thomas Bocian
- Abigail Gauch
- Elizabeth Joffrey
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Colgate University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545349
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00