How strep throat may spark OCD and anxiety in some kids
In rare cases, the body’s response to the bacterial infection appears to attack the brain
When obsessive-compulsive disorder comes on suddenly in a child, some researchers wonder if a strep infection can impact the brain.
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One night in December 2013, Hans Korbmacher awoke in a fury.