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OCD in kids could be linked to strep throat

Saturday May 28, 2005
Strep throat may be linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The linkage appears to be rare, affecting about one in 1000 children. Doctors think that antibodies created during the infection may attack the child's brain causing the symptoms.

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