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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Pediatric OCD May Respond to IG Therapy

By Bruce Buckley

Las Vegas—Timely treatment with IV immune globulin (IVIG) therapy may help children who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other severe psychiatric or neurologic symptoms in the aftermath of streptococcal or other infections, according to new data presented at the IgNS 2021 Conference.

At the University of Arizona (UA)/Banner Health Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune Encephalopathy (CPAE) Center of Excellence, in Tucson, a tiered treatment strategy is