Animal Model Suggests Bacterial Origin for OCD, new research review

[Wombat140]

Chemar put this in the Tourette's Syndrome forum. I thought it should be here as well, so people will find it.

 

http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/08/12/an...r-ocd/7699.html

"A new study indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome or tic disorder may begin as a common bacterial throat infection. Researchers believe an errant immune response to the bacteria may trigger an autoimmune cascade. The mouse model findings are published online in this week's Molecular Psychiatry."

 

What do you think about this?

Wombat140

PS "Mouse model", indeed! Sounds better that way...

[Chemar]

there is an interesting discussion on this on the PANDAS forum here

http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=5122