Sudden OCD in kids? Culprit may be strep throat, other infections

Physicians are increasingly trying to understand PANDAS, or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, the unusual diagnosis given to a group of children who abruptly develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or tic disorders. Michael Jenike, HMS professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.

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