** OCD is Linked to STREP THROAT | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 757124 United States 03/14/2010 12:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good find OP. ScienceDaily (Aug. 13, 2009) — A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may develop from an inappropriate immune response to the bacteria causing common throat infections. The mouse model findings, published online by Nature Publishing Group in this week's Molecular Psychiatry, support the view that this condition is a distinct disorder, and represent a key advance in tracing the path leading from an ordinary infection in childhood to the surfacing of a psychiatric syndrome. The research provides new insights into identifying children at risk for autoimmune brain disorders and suggests potential avenues for treatment. OCD and tic disorders affect a significant portion of the population. More than 25% of adults and over 3% of children manifest some features of these disorders. Until now, scientists have been unable to convincingly document the association between the appearance of antibodies directed against Group A beta-hemolytic streptoccoccus (GABHS) in peripheral blood and the onset of the behavioral and motor aspects of the disorder. As a result, treatment strategies were restricted to targeting symptoms rather than causes. [link to www.sciencedaily.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23182389 United States 12/03/2012 08:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Root cause is vitamin D deficiency. If your body had enough vitamin D, you wouldn't have gotten strep throat. I highly doubt that strep throat has to do with OCD. More like, OCD had to do with vitamin D. Strep throat is just a symptom of a problem like vitamin D deficiency. [link to www.psychologytoday.com] |
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BRIEF User ID: 381742 United States 12/03/2012 09:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | as soon as i make sure the front door is locked, i'll tell you about all the strep throat i had as a kid Quoting: scorpio66 ok, wait, let me just go make the sure the front door is locked so, when i was little... wait, i need to go check the front door, brb I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
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