A particular childhood form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which may explain about 10% of childhood cases of OCD, follows which type of infection?
a. bacterial
b. staphylococcal
c. viral
d. streptococcal
D
A particular childhood form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which may explain about 10% of all cases of OCD follows a streptococcal infection. Researchers believe that this form of OCD—termed PANDAS for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections—occurs through an immunological cross-reaction between brain tissue and streptococcal bacterial antigens.
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