Our goal is to assist clinicians in identifying an underlying autoimmune etiology in patients presenting with difficult to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms. Studies indicate that for a subset of patients, neurologic and/or psychiatric manifestations may actually be due to a treatable autoimmune dysfunction, rather than a primary neurologic or psychiatric disorder.

These patients typically do not respond to or have had an adverse reaction to standard medications, have a personal or family history of autoimmune disorders, and a preceding infection. Patients may experience a sudden onset of symptoms, including OCD-like behaviors, tics, major depressive disorder or seizures.