Allen AJ, Leonard HL, Swedo SE. Case study: a new infection-triggered, autoimmune subtype of pediatric OCD and Tourette’s syndrome. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1995 Mar;34(3):307-11. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199503000-00015. PMID: 7896671.
A review of clinical observations and literature reports leads to the hypothesis that, via a process analogous to Sydenham’s chorea, infections with group A β-hemolytic streptococci, among others, may trigger autoimmune responses that cause or exacerbate some cases of childhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders (including Tourette’s syndrome).
Gabriella True
