Cerebrospinal fluid findings in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, and PANDAS: A systematic literature review

CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review of available CSF data shows that too few studies are currently available for conclusions with good evidence. The existing data indicates glutamate alterations in OCD and possible immunological abnormalities in OCD and TS. More CSF studies avoiding sources of bias are needed.PMID:37748568 | DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2023.09.016

Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - September 25, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Benjamin Pankratz Bernd Feige Kimon Runge Karl Bechter Miriam A Schiele Katharina Domschke Harald Pr üss Ludger Tebartz van Elst Kathrin Nickel Dominique Endres Source Type: research