Posted by Elle2021 on March 8, 2004, at 3:13:10
In reply to Re: PANDAS?Dr. Bob, posted by Apperceptor on March 8, 2004, at 1:04:56
>It is when your body, in response to untreated strep infection, attacks parts of your brain.
Yes, I've heard of the connection to strep and OCD. I was frequently sick as a child and I often wonder if strep was the etiology of my OCD. Then I think again, and wonder... I highly suspect that my aunt, grandmother, and mother have OCD. Perhaps not "all out," but definitely display strong traits of the disorder. So, maybe it's genetic. I will probably never know. I just sincerely hope that my future children will not be stricken with it. Hopefully by the time I have children, medicine will be more advanced...dare I think that they can come up with a cure. Probably not. :(
Elle
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