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Childhood OCD, Strep Infections, and PANDAS

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) No Comments

    

Researchers at Columbia University have published a study that suggests a link between childhood-onset OCD and strep infections.  The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry (August 11, 2009), shows a link between the antibodies produced in response to strep infections, and the development of both OCD and tics commonly seen in Tourette’s Syndrome. › Continue reading

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