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SynthesisJournal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology2014

On the connection between autoimmunity, tic disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders: a meta-analysis on anti-streptolysin O titres.

Marco Pozzi, Paolo Pellegrino, Carla Carnovale, Valentina Perrone, Stefania Antoniazzi, Cristiana Perrotta, Sonia Radice, Emilio Clementi

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Synthesis in Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Allergic diseases influence symptom severity and T lymphocyte subgroups of children with tic disorders.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marco PozziScientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, 23842, Bosisio Parini, LC, Italy.
Paolo Pellegrino
Carla Carnovale
Valentina Perrone
Stefania Antoniazzi
Cristiana Perrotta
Sonia Radice
Emilio Clementi
Luigi Sacco Hospital · ITIRCCS Eugenio Medea · ITOspedale Maggiore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titration is useful in the context of autoimmune pathologies, including specific cases of tic and obsessive-compulsive disorders occurring after streptococcal infections. There is currently a lack of consensus on the use of ASO titres; therefore we performed a meta-analysis to systematise available data and clarify the role of ASO titres in the context of neuropsychiatric disorders. A meta-analysis was performed on ASO titration in neuropsychiatric patients, including tic disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Included studies reported numbers of positive subjects, depending on a chosen threshold, or detailed ASO titrations. Three hundred and twenty nine studies were identified, of which 13 were eligible for meta-analysis. Due to limited available data, only tic disorders were evaluated. The odds ratio of finding an abnormal ASO titre in patients was 3.22 (95% C.I. 1.51-6.88) as compared to healthy controls and 16.14 (95% C.I. 8.11-32.11) as compared to non-psychiatric patients. Studies using different thresholds were generally concordant. ASO titres were also compared quantitatively, finding an overall difference of the means of 70.50 U/ml (95% C.I. 25.21-115.80) in favour of patients with tic disorders. Based on current evidence, tic disorders are associated with a significant increase in ASO titres, evident both in a threshold-level perspective and on a quantitative level. These results encourage the systematisation of ASO titration in the context of tic disorders.

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AntistreptolysinAutoimmunityCase-Control StudiesHumansObsessive-Compulsive DisorderTic DisordersAntistreptolysin

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PMID25091468
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