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Old 12-14-2011, 11:40 AM
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Lightbulb Strep and Mental Illness
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Childhood disorder prompts study of infection link to mental illness
Cases of children suddenly exhibiting obsessive-compulsive disorder after strep has led to studies that reinforce the belief that some mental illnesses can be triggered by an immune response.
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-...9.story?page=1

a good website reference is http://www.pandasnetwork.org

as well as the site started by the mother of the girl who got media attention with her "sneezing tic", which turned out to be strep related
http://www.pandasresourcenetwork.org


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