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Health tips - A new study at the Tel Aviv University suggests that strep throat - a common infection in children - can lead to brain dysfunction and OCD. Prof. Daphna Joel and her team of researchers have scientifically demonstrated that strep throat can lead to problems with a child's heart, joints or brain if left untreated. And when the brain is involved, motor and mental functioning may be compromised, leading to syndromes such as  attention  deficit  disorder  and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The team developed a new animal model to show how exposure to strep affects the brain and leads to a number of physical and mental ailments. Comparing them to a strep-free control group, Prof. Joel measured a distinct difference in behavior in the strep-exposed animals. The results showed that those exposed developed balance and coordination difficulties, as well as compulsive behaviors such as increased and repetitive grooming. This breakthrough finding could ...