Therapeutic response to plasmapheresis in four cases with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorder triggered by streptococcal infections

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Beşiroǧlu, Lütfullah ^a   Aǧargün, Mehmet Yücel ^a   Özebit, Özgür ^a   Sözen, Mehmet ^a   Dilek, Imdat ^a   Gülç, Mustafa ^a  

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Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Plasmapheresis; Streptococcal infection; Tic disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948892974     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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