Yale scientists propose explanation for baffling form of childhood OCD

(Yale University) Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or PANDAS, were first proposed in the 1990s. Thought to be triggered by streptococcal infections, they account for an unknown portion of youth OCD cases. But the biology underpinning this disorder has baffled scientists.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news