Strep Throat Does Not Appear To Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 20:14 in Health & Medicine

New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Researchers found that people with OCD or Tourette syndrome and tics were no more likely to have had possible strep infections compared to people without these disorders at two years and five years.

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